| RESEARCH IN HOMEOPATHY Whenever critics
may say That HOMEOPATHY does not have any
good research. we can confidently inform
them that they are not familiar with The
SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. The following
summarizes a number of good double-blind
Homeopathy studies including both
LABORATORY STUDIES as well as CLINICAL
RESEARCH. HOMEOPATHY also has a most
IMPRESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF STATISTICS
that has been acquired over The last 200
years. In a time and age when medicines
have a rapid turnover due to harmful side
effects or ineffectiveness, Homeopathy
has stood the TEST OF TIME. As basic
truths will always exist, so have the
remedies of Homeopathy. It should be
known that In 1975 the U.S. CONGRESS
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT estimated
That only 10-20% of all CONVENTIONAL
MEDICAL PRACTICES have been shown to be
EFFICACIOUS BY CONTROLLED TRAIL. 1
EARLY
HOMEOPATHY RESEARCH — To the
surprise of most, The FIRST DOUBLE BLIND
CROSS-OVER STUDY EVER PERFORMED was done
in 1906 BY HOMEOPATHS. This impressive
study was done concurrently in eleven
different cities on fifteen subjects.
This particular experiment consisted of
665 pages, which was The Research
Provings of BELLADONNA. 2
Also at
the turn of The century. a book was
published called "The LOGIC OF
FIGURES or COMPARATIVE RESULTS OF
HOMEOPATHICAND OTHER TREATMENTS. This
book provides dozens of charts comparing
dis-ease and death rates in Homeopathic
and Allopathic Hospitals. This also
included the epidemic diseases of scarlet
fever, yellow fever, typhoid. etc. The
HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITALS usually had 50 TO
80% LESS DEATHS PER 100 PEOPLE, depending
on The disease compared.
Another
early double blind Homeopathy study was
sponsored by the BRITISH GOVERNMENT
DURING WORLD WAR II, The experiment
demonstrated that those given Homeopathic
Remedies experienced SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT IN BURNS FROM MUSTARD GAS in
comparison to those given a Placebo. A
1982 review provided further
substantiation of the statistical
significance of the Homeopathy research.
3, 4
LABORATORY
EVIDENCE — The number one
criticism of the scientific community has
been the "infinitesimal" nature
or the dilution principle of Homeopathy.
Homeopaths do agree that once a remedy is
diluted beyond 24x or 12C potencies. they
are diluted beyond Avagadro's Number
(6.23 x 10-23) which theoretically
indicates that no molecules are present
in the original substance. However, both
LABORATORY AND CLINICAL RESULTS over The
last 190 years have demonstrated definite
effectiveness with Homeopathic remedies
beyond this dilution.
A recent
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) study
showed that all twenty-three different
Homeopathic Remedies and Potencies tested
had DISTINCTIVE READINGS OF SUBMOLECULAR
ACTIVITY, while The Placebos did not.
This demonstrates That homeopathy's
function is not so much chemical but
energetic. As Chiropractors, you will
observe dramatic clearing of sensory
nerve Interference and pathological
reflex activity causing chronic recurring
subluxation activity and dis-ease.5
ANTIVIRAL
A recent
double-blinded study has shown THE
ANTIVIRAL EFFECT OF HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES
EIGHT OF THE TEN remedies tested
INHIBITED VIRUSES in chicken embryos from
50 to 100 PERCENT depending on The
potencies used.6
HEAVY
METALS
The
respected journal. HUMAN TOXICOLOGY.
published a study showing that
Homeopathic doses of arsenic eliminated
crude doses of trapped arsenic that had
been previously fed to rats.7
LOWERED
SERUM CHOLESTEROL
Four
German Scientists at a Veterinary College
showed That Homeopathic Chelidonium had
LOWERED SERUM CHOLESTEROL when given
twice a day to rabbits on a cholesterol
rich diet.8
REDUCED
LABOR PROBLEMS
British
Veterinarian, Christopher Day, had
conducted several pilot studies
demonstrating how Homeopathic Remedies
had REDUCED LABOR PROBLEMS in cattle.
STILL BIRTHS in pigs, and MASTITIS in
catlle.9
ANTI-CANCER
The Cancer
Research Center in India found that of
the 77 mice That received a transplant in
FIBROSARCOMA, 52 PERCENT SURVIVED more
than one year with Homeopathic Remedies.
The 77 mice That were untreated died
within 10-15 days.10
PAIN
CONTROL
Scientists
at a BRITISH SCHOOL of PHARMACY found
that rodents given Hypericum were able to
INHIBIT PAIN RESPONSES. Rodents were able
to remain on a hot plate longer than the
control group. When given NaLoxone. which
inhibits pain killing endorphins, the
protective effects of Hypericum was
reduced, showing that Homeopathic
Hypericum activates endorphins when
needed. Please note that these rodents
were free to walk off the hot plate
whenever discomfort was noticed.11
ALLERGIES
Homeopathic
Apis and Histamine have a significant
effect on reducing the release of certain
allergy-causing chemicals from Basophils,
which demonstrates one reason for
Homeopathy’s positive effects
on allergies.12
IMPROVED
IMMUNE FUNCTION
A
respected pharmacology journal showed
that Homeopathic Silica had a significant
effect on STIMULATING MACROPHAGES in
mice, which destroy foreign particles,
bacteria, and old cells.13
RHEUMATOID
ARTHRITIS
CLINICAL
EVIDENCE: The British Journal of Clinical
Pharmacology published a double-blind
Homeopathy experiment on patients with
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. An IMPRESSIVE 82
PERCENT OF THOSE GIVEN A HOMEOPATHIC
MEDICINE EXPERIENCED SOME RELIEF OF
SYMPTOMS, while only 21 percent of Those
given a placebo experienced any similar
degree of improvement. 14
DENTAL
NEURALGIA
Another
double-blind Homeopathy trial was
conducted on patients with DENTAL
NEURALGIC PAIN FOLLOWING tooth
extraction. An impressive 76 PERCENT of
those given the Homeopathic medicine
Arnica and Hypericum EXPERIENCED RELIEF
OF PAIN.15
VERTIGO
& NAUSEA
The
respected GERMAN PHARMACOLOGICAL JOURNAL
demonstrated a statistically significant
improvement in REDUCING VERTIGO AND
NAUSEA with a Homeopathic combination
formula.16
REDUCED
LABOR TIME & COMPLICATIONS
French
researchers recently completed a
double-blind trial using a Homeopathic
Formula to TREAT PREGNANT WOMEN. The
study found this Homeopathic Formula to
REDUCE LABOR TIME and DECREASE ABNORMAL
LABOR. The average labor time of the
women given the Homeopathic Formula was
5.1 HOURS, while the Placebo Group was
8.5 HOURS. ONLY 11.3 PERCENT OF THE WOMEN
GIVEN THE HOMEOPATHIC FORMULA had any
ABNORMAL LABOR, while 40 PERCENT of the
Placebo Group had an ABNORMAL LABOR,17
THE
HOMEOPATHIC RENAISSANCE
DIGNITARIES
WHO HAVE SUPPORTED HOMEOPATHY:
In
England, The Royal Family has regularly
used Homeopathy since the
1830’s. Today, QUEEN ELIZABETH
II is a patron to the famed Royal London
Homeopathic Hospital and PRINCE CHARLES
is known to carry Homeopathic medicines
whenever he travels.
GAY GAER
LUCE. Ph.D. (twice winner of The National
Science Writer’s Award) said
that, "Homeopathy is a highly
developed health practice that uses a
systematic approach to the totality of a
person’s health. Anyone seeking
a fuller understanding of health and
healing will find Homeopathy extremely
important and applicable."
MARK TWAIN
once said: ".... (For) the
introduction of Homeopathy, which forced
the old school doctor to stir around and
learn something of a rational nature
about his business. YOU MAY HONESTLY FEEL
GRATEFUL THAT HOMEOPATHY SURVIVED THE
ATTEMPTS OF THE ALLOPATHS (THE ORTHODOX
PHYSICIANS) TO DESTROY IT."
Harper’s Magazine. February
1890.
WILLIAM
JAMES stated that, "An enormous mass
of experience, both of Homeopathic
doctors and their patients, is invoked in
favor of the efficacy of these remedies
and doses."
JOHN D.
ROCKEFELLER thought that Homeopathy is a
"progressive and aggressive step in
medicine."
MAHATMA
GANDHI declared that, "Homeopathy. .
. cures a larger percentage of cases than
any other method of treatment and is
beyond all doubt safer, more economical,
and the most complete medical science.
DIGNITARIES
WHO HAVE SUPPORTED HOMEOPATHY —
IN THE
PAST:
Mahatma
Gandhi
William James
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Daniel Webster
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Samuel F.B. Morse
IN THE
PRESENT:
Queen
Elizabeth II, Queen of England
Tina Turner, Singer. Actress
Yehudi Menuhin, Master Violinist
Nicholos Von Hoffman, Syndicated
Columnist
William Tiller. Ph.D., Stanford Professor
Pat Riley, Coach of the L.A. Lakers
Lindsay Wagner, Actress Andrew
Weil, M.D., Researcher and Author
OJ Simpson, Football Superstar
Jim Bouton, Ex-Yankee Pitcher
Bob MacAdoo, NBA Rookie-Of-The-Year 1972
Sally Little, Pro Golfer
Kate Schmidt, Two Time Olympic Medallist
in The Javelin
GROWTH
STATISTICS: THE F.D.A. CONSUMER, one of
our government’s magazines,
reported That the sales of HOMEOPATHIC
MEDICINES INCREASED 1000% FROM THE LATE
1970s TO THE EARLY 1980s. (March, 1985)
The
Washington Post (April 28. 1983) reported
That The number of PHYSICIANS PRACTICING
HOMEOPATHY DOUBLED FROM 1980 TO 1983.
The New
York Times (January 9. 1985) reported
That The number of visits to Homeopathic
Physicians in England is growing at an
INCREDIBLE 39% PER YEAR. The London Times
(March 13,1985) noted that 48% OF THE
PHYSICIANS IN ENGLAND RECOMMEND
HOMEOPATHY TO SOME OF THEIR PATIENTS.
Homeopathy
has received more attention in the
popular and scientific press in the past
year than at any other lime in history.
NEWSWEEK,
TIME. "THE TODAY SHOW,"
"CBS MORNING NEWS." NEW YORK
TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES. BOSTON GLOBE.
UPI. AP. and NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO are
but some of The media who have done one
or more stories on Homeopathy in the past
year.
A recent
survey of French Doctors revealed that
approximately 11.000 physicians utilize
Homeopathic Medicines. Twenty-Thousand
French Pharmacies now sell Homeopathic
Medicines. This survey also stated that
six medical schools offer courses in
Homeopathy leading to a degree.
Homeopathy is also taught in ALL pharmacy
schools and four veterinary schools. 18
Homeopathy
is growing so rapidly in France that a
recent cover story of Le Nouvel
Observateur, one of France’s
leading magazines, noted That President
Mitterrand and six Medical School Deans
had called for more research on
Homeopathy. 19
Homeopathy
is experiencing widespread popularity in
Europe. but it is even more popular in
Asia, especially India. Pakistan. and Sri
Lanka. Homeopathy has spread like wild
fire in India due to its effectiveness in
treating both the acute infectious
conditions and chronic maladies on the
sub-continent.
Presently,
there are over 120 four- to five-year
Homeopathic Medical Schools, and 100,000
Homeopathic Practitioners in India. 20
Homeopathy
is also growing widely in South America
Mexico, Greece, Belgium. Italy.
Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, and the
Soviet Union.
THE FUTURE
OF HOMEOPATHY: IT IS IN YOUR HANDS!
Homeopathy
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1 Office
of Technology Assessment, Assessing the
Safety and Efficacy of Medical Technology
(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government
Printing Office. September 1978) p. 7.
2. Howard
P. Bellows. The Test Drug Proving of the
O.O. and L. Society: A Reproving of
Belladonna (Boston: The American
Homeopathic Ophthalmological, Otological,
and Laryngological Society. 1906).
3. J.
Paterson. "Report on Mustard Gas
Experiments," Journal of the
American Institute of Homeopathy. 37
(1944): 47-50. 88-92.
4. R.M.M.
Owen and G. Ives, "The Mustard Gas
Experiments of The British Homeopathic
Society: 1941-1942," Proceedinas of
The 35th International Homeopathic
Congress. 1982, pp. 258-259.
5. Adam
Sacks. "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy of Homeopathic
Remedies," Journal of Holistic
Medicine, 5 (Fall-Winter 1983): 172-175:
RB. Smith and G.W. Boericke,
"Changes Caused By Succussion on
N.M.R, Patterns and Bioassay of
Bradykinin Triacetate (BKTA) Succussions
and Dilution Journal of The American
Institute of Homeopathy, 61
(November-December 1968): 197-212.
6, L.M.
Singh and G. Gupta, "Antiviral
Efficacy of Homeopathic Drugs Against
Animal Viruses," British Homeopathic
Journal, 74 (July 1985): 168-174.
7. J.C.
Cazin et al.. "A Study of the Effect
of Decimal and Centesimal Dilution of
Arsenic on Retention and Mobilization of
Arsenic in the Rat," Human
Toxicology, July 1987.
8. V.
Baumans, C.J. Bol, W.M.T. oWe Luttikhuis,
and A.C. Beynen. "Does Chelidonium
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Homeopathic Journal, 76 (January 1987):
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9.
Christopher Day, "Control of
Stillbirths in Pigs Using
Homeopathy." Veterinary Record, 114
(March 3, 1984): 216 reprinted in
American Institute of Homeopathy, 779
(December 1986): 146-147. Christopher
Day, "Clinical Trials in Bovine
Mastitis: Use of Nosodes for
Prevention," British Homeopathic
Journal, 75 (January 1986): 11-15.
10. H.
Choudhury, "Cure of Cancer in
Experimental Mice with Certain Biochemic
Salts," British Homeopathic Journal,
69 (1980): 168-170.
11. G.R.
Keysall, K.L. Williamson, and B.D.
Tolman. "The Testing of Some
Homeopathic Preparations in Rodents,
"Proceedings of the 40th
International Homeopathic Congress (Lyon.
France, 1985). pp. 228-231,
12. Jean
Boiron. Jacky Abecassls. and Philippe
Belon. "The Effects of Hahnemannian
Potencies of 7c Histaminum and 7c Apis
Mellifica upon Basophil Degranulation in
Allergic Patients." Aspects of
Research in Homoepathy (Lyon: Boiron,
1983), pp. 61-66.
13.
Elizabeth Davenas. Bernard Poitevin, and
Jacques Benveniste, Effect on Mouse
Peritoneal Macrophages of Orally
Administered Very High Dilutions of
Silica,"European Journal of
Pharmacology. 135 (April 1987): 313-319.
14. PG.
Gibson, S. L.M. Gibson, AD. MacNeil. et
al.. "Homeopathic Therapy in
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation
Double-Blind Controlled
Trial,"British Journal of Clinical
Pharmacology, 9 (1980): 453-459.
15. Henry
Albertini et al.. "Homeopathic
Treatment of Neuralgia Using Arnica and
Hypericum: A Summary of 60
Observations," Journal of the
American Institute of Homeopathy. 78
(September 1985): 126-128.
16. C.F.
Claussen, J. Bergmann. G. Bertora .and E.
Claussen. "Homoopathische
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1791-98.
17. Pierre
Dorfman, Marie Noel Lasserre. and Max
Tetau, "Preparation a
l’accounchement par
homeopathie: Experimentation en
double-insu versus placebo"
(Preparation for Birth by Homeopathy;
Experimentation by Double-Blind Versus
Placebo), Cahrs de Biotherapie. 94 (April
1987): 77-81.
10. IFOP
Survey, Paris, 1985.
19.
"Medecines douches: La revanche de
l‘homeopathie." Le Nouvel
Observateur, April 12. 1985, pp. 36-41.
20. Jugal
Kishore. "Homeopathy: The Indian
Experience," World Health Forum,
(1983): 107,
Ibid.. p.
106.
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