ABSTRACT
A pilot study of homoeopathic treatment of cholera during an epidemic in Peru appeared to show that it was effective. A subsequent double blind study showed no difference betwen active homoeopathic treatment and placebo treatment. Various technical problems were encountered
Subject(s)
Humans , Cholera/therapy , Clinical Trials as Topic , Peru , Double-Blind Method , PlacebosSubject(s)
Humans , Cholera/therapy , Peru , Collective Diseases , Arsenicum Album/therapeutic use , Camphora/therapeutic use , China officinalis/therapeutic use , Cuprum Metallicum/therapeutic use , Ipecacuanha/therapeutic use , Phosphoricum Acidum/therapeutic use , /therapeutic use , 60764/therapeutic use , Cholera/diagnosis , Cholera/etiology , Cholera/history , Clinical Trials as TopicABSTRACT
The medical charity Homeopaths sans Frontieres sent a mission to a shanty town in Peru during the current cholera epidemic. Homoeopathic treatment was combined with fluid and electrolyte therapy. Results appeared favourable. A small-scale uncontrolled study is reported. Further studies are being undertaken
Subject(s)
Humans , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Male , Female , Cholera/therapy , Collective Diseases , Clinical Trials as Topic , Peru , Homeopathic TherapeuticsABSTRACT
With enthusiasm and hard work, doctors from "Homoeopaths sans Frontiers" (HSF) have implemented the use of homoeopathy as an adjunct in the treatment of cholera during the epidemic in Peru. Under homoeopathic treatment recovery rate is rapidly improved. Apart from the help afforded to this badly hit population, the team are at the same time conducting a double-blind control study to assess the efficacy of the homoeopathic treatment. This is a great moment for homoeopathy - and may be the second time in history, when cholera epidemics lead to a break through in homoeopathy. Links is proud to be able to publish the first report of this project
