Scope of Homoeopathy in

Scope of Homoeopathy inScope of Homoeopathy in

HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

Dr.R.Sarath Chandran Dr.R.Sarath Chandran

Dr.ShyburajDr.Shyburaj

Dr.Shameena SalimDr.Shameena Salim

Dr.B.HarikumarDr.B.Harikumar

HIV & AIDS ARE HIV & AIDS ARE

DIFFERENT ENTITIES DIFFERENT ENTITIES

Scope in 3 Areas • Management of Opportunistic Infections

• Management of Symptoms of AIDS & ARC

• Constitutional Treatment for the maintenance and improvement of

CD 4/CD8 Count

A Pilot Study on Homoeopathic Management of

HIV/AIDS

• Total Number of Cases – 120

• Age Group – 60 Children below 14 Years & 60 Adults (30 – 50)

• Sex – Both Sexes• Period of Study -11th November

• 2006 to 30th January 2008

All children Included in this Study Has Contracted

HIV From Mother through

Umbilical Cord.

Male 30

Female 30

Children 60

Male

Female

Children

Age in yearsFrequency

Number Percentage

1y-15year 36 30%

15y-35year 44 37%

35 -50year 40 33%

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• Frequently Observed Symptoms/ Disease in cases with CD4 below 400

1. Emaciation–88 cases - 72%2. Frequent Respiratory Infections – 80 cases 68%3. Skin Eruptions – 96 cases 80%4. Poor Appetite –72 cases 60%5. Apthae – 100 cases 82%6. Sleeplessness – 26 cases- 86%7. Lymphadenopathy – 104 cases 80%8. Herpes Genitalis – 48 cases 40%9. Chronic Diarrhoea –92 cases - 76%10. Weakness - 92 cases - 76%11. Relapsing Fever – 24 cases - 20%

Effective Remedies for AIDS and Other

Allied complaints (ARC)

No. Remedies Cases 88

72 %

1 Tuberculinum 10 M 24 27%

2 Iodum 30 40 45%

3 Ars Iod 3x 20 23%

Graphical Analysis

1.Emaciation – 88 cases 72%

1 Tuberculinum 10M

2 Iodum 30

3 Ars Iod 3x

Frequent Respiratory Infections 80 Cases – 68%

No.

Frequent Resp. Infection  80  68%

1 Ars Iod 40 50%

2 Thymus 20 25%

3 Tuberculinum 20 25%

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Ars Iod Tuberculinum

Series2

Series1

Skin Eruptions - 96 cases 80%   Rashes 96 80 %

1 Sulphur 200 56 58%

2 Astacus Flu 200 20 21%

3 Apis Mel 200 20 21%

0 20 40 60

Sulphur 200

Astacus Flu 200

Apis Mel 200

Series1

Series2

4. Poor Appetite – 72 Cases - 60%  Poor Appetite 72 60%

1 Lycopodium 0/3 48 67%

2 Chinninum Ars 30 12 16.5%

3 Ars Iod 3x 12 16.5%

Lycopodium 0/3

Chinninum Ars 30

Ars Iod 3x

5. Apthae – 100 cases 82 %   Apthae 100 60 %

1 Acid Nit 200 56 56%

2 Merc Sol 200 24 20%

3 Kali Chlor 30 20 24%

Acid Nit 200

Merc Sol 200

Kali Chlor 30

Sleeplessness – 104 cases - 86%

  Sleeplessness 104 86 %

1 Gelsemium 1M 40 38%

2 Ignatia 1M 40 38%

3 Kali Phos 6x 24 24%

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Gelsemium 1M Ignatia 1M Kali Phos 6x

Lymphadenopathy – 96cases 80%

  Lymphadenopathy 96 80%

1 Tuberculinum 10M 56 58%

2 Phytolacca 30 20 21%

3 Sistus Canadensis 30 20 21%

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2Tuberculinum 10M

Phytolacca 30

Sistus Canadensis 30

Herpes Genitalis – 48 cases 40%  Herpes Genitalis 48 40%

1 Acid Nit 200 32 67%

2 Petrolium 200 8 16.5%

3 Natrum Mur 200 8 16.5%

Acid Nit 200

Petrolium 200

Natrum Mur 200

Chronic Diarrhoea –92 cases - 76%  Chronic Diarrhoea 92 76 %

1 Acid Phos200 48 27%

2 Rheum 30 32 36%

3 Chapparo Amargoso 30 12 36%

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Acid Phos200 Rheum 30 ChapparoAmargoso 30

Weakness - 92 cases - 78%  Weakness 92 78. %

1 Acid phos 200 48 53%

2 China 200 28 30%

3 Tub 1M 16 17%

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Acid phos 200 China 200 Tub 1M

Relapsing Fever – 24 cases - 20%

  Relapsing Fever 24 20 %

1 Canchalagua 30 16 67%

2 Pyrogen200 4 16.5%

3 Baptisia 200 4 16.5%

Canchalagua 30

Pyrogen200

Baptisia 200

Total Symptomatic Improvement Improved 104 – 87%

Not Improved 12- 10%

Failed 4- 3%

Improved

Not Improved

Failed

CD 4 Improvement

Improved 88– 73 %

Not Improved 20 – 16 %

Failed 8- 6%

Discontinued 4- 5%

Improved

Not Improved

Failed

Improvement Results

Kum.G 3 Years CD4 769

After Few Doses of PULSATILLA

1M Affectionate to her son and kisses him

all the time. She offered more HIV

patients to our centre if her CD4

improved after Hom. Treatment

• CD 4

• 1341

Mrs. A. N.

• CD4

• 254

• On

• 5/06/07

Mrs. A.N After Merc Sol 200

• Horrible suicidal and homicidal Impulse

• Just after

• 2 Weeks

• CD 4 295

Master T.A (3 yrs)CD 4 790

• CD4 - 790

Master T.A – After Few Doses of

PULSATILLA 200 CD 4 906

Timidity, Changeable mood, Need for

attention, antics plays to get attention with

forsaken feeling

Master T. A. – 3 Yrs after 1 Month under SL CD4 1160

Mrs.G31 CD 4 46! – Critically ill

OPIUM

was given in 0/3 Potency as patient’s Immune Level was very low. Doses were repeated as

patient is critical

Patient

bounced back to Life with in few Days with CD4 - 409

video

Mrs. R 34 yrs CD 4 344

After Few Doses of

Verat Alb 1M

CD4 1007

Mrs.R – 35 CD4 – 280

After PHOS 1000(dependant of physician and delusion as if she is accused in a guilt not done be her)

CD4

404

Mrs.R 35

Baby AsCD4 739

Baby AsCD4 1714

After 1 dose Veratrum Alb 1M

Artificial behavior to impress people &

Hyper Active

Master AbCD4 333

Master AbCD4 698

After few Doses of

Mag Mur 200(Orphan)

Gaining Of Weight

Gaining of Weight

Weight Gain

Within 3 Months With in 6 Months

2 to 5 Kg 16 24

5 to 10 Kg 20 28

Not gaining

- 16 - 4

Loss of wt - 4 - 8

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2 to 5 Kg5 to 10 Kg Notgaining

Loss of wt

Conclusion • This Study Revealed That Symptomatic

Homoeopathic Treatment Is 87 %Effective In The Management Of symptoms/diseases of HIV Infected Patients.

• This Study Further Reveled That Homoeopathic Medicines 73% effective to increase CD4 count and 16% Not effective and 6% Failure in the improvement of CD4 count in HIV patients.

HATE THE DISEASE NOT THE

PATIENT

TREAT THE PATIENT

NOT THE DISEASE

Caring is Your Duty, Take Care

is Your Responsibility