HOMEOPATHIC RESEARCH

North american raven (Greg Bedayn)  (Corvus corax principalis (sanguis)) A new proving of the blood of a North American Raven  Greg Bedayn, RSHom (NA), Director Kim Baker, Co-Director  Jessica Jackson, LAc, extraction of themes, and rubric selection  This proving is dedicated to the loving memory of my mother, the late Barbara Bedayn, international ornithologist "par excellance."  -editor, greg bedayn  Corvus corax  Folklore  Few creatures have been elevated to the status of Deity by the human race as has been Raven, whose profound and seemingly divine influence has encircled the globe since the beginnings of time. Considered by ornithologists to be the most intelligent of all birds, Raven's mischievous exploits are prolific, even legendary. The Bella bella, Kwakiutl, Tlingit, Haida, and Tishman Indian tribes, of the Pacific Northwest coast (to name a few) have countless legends about Raven on subjects from his being responsible for cre...

- Schwabe news Homoeopathy is used for headache and migraine in general practice. The authors designed this clinical trial in a way that would not change the individualisation based practice pattern of homoeopathic physicians. The purpose of the study was to explore individualised homoeopathic treatment used in general practice for chronic tension type headache (CTTH). Chronic tension-type headache is a tension-type headache that occurs on most days, or on every day. The study was a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial with blinded assessment. One hundred twenty seven participants with CTTH were randomly assigned to homoeopathy or to usual care. Number of headache attacks, duration of pain, pain intensity on visual analog scale, use of medication and resources were recorded through headache diary at 4 weeks run-in-period (baseline), at week 17 post interventions, and end of follow up at week 29. An observer blind to the patients' treatment allocation carried out ...

- Schwabe News Syzygium jambolanum (S jambolanum) is widely used in homoeopathy for treating patients with diabetes mellitus. In the present study, an attempt has been made to investigate the remedial effect of homoeopathic drug S jambolanum on carbohydrate and lipid metabolic disorders on streptozotocin induced diabetic rat. Diabetes induction in Wistar strain rat was performed as per standard method using streptozotocin at the dose of 4 mg/100 gm body weight. Activities of carbohydrate metabolic enzymes in hepatic tissue, and glycogen content in hepatic and muscular tissues were assessed biochemically following the standard protocols. Serum lipid profile level and activities of GOT and GPT in serum were measured as per standard method using specific kits. The homoeopathic drug, mother tincture of S jambolanum significantly decreased fasting blood glucose levels and improved carbohydrate metabolic key enzyme activities in hepatic tissue i.e., hexokinase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydro...

Homoeopathy is a therapeutic method based on the application of similia principle, utilizing ultra-low doses of medicinal substances made from natural products. The present study has been designed to evaluate the efficacy of Cinchona officinalis (Chin.) 30C and Chelidonium majus (Chel.) 30C in combination therapy against lethal murine malaria. Five groups having twelve BALB/c mice each were administered orally with 0.2 ml/mouse/day of different drugs, and their antimalarial potential was evaluated by Peter's 4-day test. The combination of Chin. 30 and Chel. 30 exhibited complete parasite clearance by the 28th day post-inoculation which was similar to the positive control [artesunate (4 mg/kg)+sulphadoxine-primethamine (1.2 mg/kg)] group. Both the groups exhibited enhanced mean survival time (MST) 28±0 days,whereas, the mice of infected control group survived up to 7.6±0.4 days only. The preventive and curative activities of the combination in comparison to the positive controls ...

Ambrosia artemisiaefolia - Schwabe News It is commonly known as rag-weed or roman worm-wood or by the botanical name  Ambrosia absinthifolia .  It is an annual herb, extremely variable, from 1 to 3 feet high, erect, simple, and then branching; pubescent stem.  The leaves are thin, finely cut, opposite and alternating, twice pinnatifid, smooth above and hairy beneath.  The flowers are greenish-white 1 .   The attention of the drug was high because of its cytotoxic compound.  It has many phytochemicals, cytotoxic compounds, psilostachyin and dihydroparthenolide; sesquiterpenes, lactones, guaianolides, cumanin, dihydrocumanin and peruvin; germacranolides, artemisiifolin and isabelin.  This plant also contains psilostachyin and psilostachyin C.  Its pollen grains contain hydrocarbons, sterols, triterpinoids, ambrosic acid, etc. Native in North America, it is found in India in Khasi hills, in Meghalaya and also in Lucknow (U.P.). 2  It has bec...

- Schwabe News Proving Urtica urens  Introduction Urtica urens is a drug used in homoeopathy for uric acid diathesis, joint pains, enuresis, spleen affections, gout, etc. It role in urticaria is known in low potencies. To re-establish its curative efficacy in homoeopathic doses, a placebo controlled pathogenetic trial was conducted by David Riley with the support from Deutsche Homöopathie-Union (DHU), the homoeopathic division of Dr. Willmar Schwabe, Germany, using 12CH with 17 female and 5 male provers. Important symptoms found during proving are reported here along with old symptoms. For the complete details of the proving, readers are requested to refer the original proving.   Mind Dreams. Dreams of killing or murder, of being betrayed or estranged. Fear of poverty. Irritability when working. Quarrelsomeness. Relaxed and peaceful as from drinking. Euphoric. Laughing and witty. Weeping from disappointments, but ameliorated when walking outside. Feeling of terror and fear...

- Schwabe news This report from the Press Information Bureau gives an insight on the regulatory mechanism of AYUSH medicines. Ayurv edic, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines are regulated in the country under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Rules there-under. For this purpose, the Licensing Authorities are appointed by the State Government to grant license for manufacturing of Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines and enforce the legal provisions for their sale or marketing and quality standards. In this regard, the Central Government is empowered to make or amend the law & rules. Besides, the Department of AYUSH in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has taken a number of regulatory measures for quality control of these medicines including enforcement of compliance to quality standards of drugs, compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), notification of a schedule of poisonous substances, regulatory guidelines for licensing of Ayurvedic ...