HOMOEOPATHIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PAST, PRESENT

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HOMOEOPATHIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGYPAST,PRESENT
FUTURE

• Dr.(Mrs).K.T.Subhadra BHMSMD(Hom)
• Dept of Materiamedica
• DPMH Medical College,Chottanikkara e-maildrsubh
  adrapai_at_yahoo.com
• Mob9447356378

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RESEARCH

• Systematic process of collecting and analysing
  information to increase our understanding of
  phenomenon under study.

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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

• PRECLINICAL
• CLINICAL

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HOMOEOPATHIC RESEARCH IN THE PAST

• Hahnemann as a researcher
• Boenninghaussen

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PRESENT SCENARIO

• Clinical research
• Drug proving
• Drug standardisation
• Literary research
• Animal proving

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LANCET STUDY

• Out of the total 110 studies used, the percentage
  of studies as per clinical topics was as follows
• Respiratory-tract infections   21
  (19)Pollinosis and asthma           16
  (15)Gynaecology and obstetrics 14 (13)Surgery
  and anaesthetics     12 (11)Gastroenterology    
                12 (11)Musculoskeletal
  disorders    11 (10)Neurology                   
            10 (9)Other                           
            14 (13)

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OBSERVATION

• there was weak evidence for a specific effect of
  homoeopathic remedies, but strong evidence for
  specific effects of conventional interventions
• Homoeopathy is nothing but placebo.

thing but placebo
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INDIAN SCENARIO

• CCRIMH-1969
• CCRH-1978
• DEPT.OF ISM H-1995

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CCRH

• CRIH
• HOMOEOPATHIC DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE
• REGIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
• CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT
• DRUG PROVING RESEARCH UNIT
• DRUG STANDARDISATION UNIT
• SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS CULTIVATION UNIT
• HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT CENTRE

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FUTURE RESEACH

• Utilisation of CCRH programmes
• Translational research
• Transdisciplinary research
• Patient and Control same
• Animal and Plant experimentations
• Evidence based medicine

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• QUALITY OF METHOD USED REFLECTS THE QUALITY OF
  SCIENTIFIC WORK.
• CHOICE OF METHOD DEPENDS ONOBJECTIVE OF STUDY.
• STUDIES BASED ON HOMOEOPATHIC PRINCIPLES.
• PROPER CLINICAL BASE TRAINING OF RESEARCHER.

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• THE CLINICIAN (result oriented mind ) HAS TO GROW
  INTO
• A RESEARCH WORKER (enquiring mind)
• NEVER GET DISHEARTENED OR DISSAISFIED OR TAKE
  CRITICISM IN A BAD WAY.

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• LEARNING WITHOUTTHINKING IS USELESS AND THINKING
  WITHOUT LEARNING IS DANGEROUS.

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