Posted by Larry Hoover on December 1, 2003, at 6:39:19
In reply to Re: Homeopathic Remedies, posted by stjames on December 1, 2003, at 0:38:42
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> > Homepathic remedies have not withstood double-blind testing, and thus are indistinguishable from placebos. This is not surprising since they have not a molecule of active ingredients. HTH.
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> The theory of likes, the key to Homeopathy,
> is a false scientific theory. Less concentrated
> but more effective does not work anywhere in nature.Although I steadfastly agree that homeopathy is based on what I can only call irrational principles, it is apparently used with some success in veterinary practise. I couldn't find the abstract I was looking for (it had better data). I offer this for interest only.
Lar
Br Homeopath J. 2001 Jan;90(1):33-6.
Cushing's disease: a new approach to therapy in equine and canine patients.
Elliott M.
Kingley Veterinary Centre, Oldwick Farm, Lavant, West Sussex, UK.
Forty-one cases of Cushing's Disease affecting both equine and canine patients were treated with an identical mixture of two homeopathically prepared remedies (ACTH 30c and Quercus robur 30c), and the clinical improvements seen in the cases assessed. Homeopathy has been described as a medicine that can only be prescribed on the basis of individual symptoms shown, fitting the remedy to the patient, not the disease. The aim of this study was to define whether a standardised approach, using homeopathically prepared remedies, was a valid system of therapy for this disease, and if so, whether results were repeatable between species. The overall success rate for the therapy was 80% and results were broadly similar between the two species, indicating that homeopathy lends itself to the treatment of Cushing's Disease, and also to both cohort studies and group medicine.
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