ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2006
Can administration of potentized homeopathic remedy, Arsenicum album, alter antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer in people living in high-risk arsenic contaminated areas? I. A correlation with certain hematological parameters.
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- A Follow-Up Study on the Efficacy of the Homeopathic Remedy Arsenicum album in Volunteers Living in High Risk Arsenic Contaminated Areas.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011Article
- Treatment with at homeopathic complex medication modulates mononuclear bone marrow cell differentiation.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011Article
- Can homeopathy bring additional benefits to thalassemic patients on hydroxyurea therapy? Encouraging results of a preliminary study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2010Article
- Dynamized preparations in cell culture.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2009Article
- Cytoprotective Activity of Glycyrrhizae radix Extract Against Arsenite-induced Cytotoxicity.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2008Article
- Immunology and homeopathy. 4. Clinical studies-part 1.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2006Article
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Abstract
To examine whether elevated antinuclear antibody (ANA) titers reported in random human population of arsenic contaminated villages can be reverted to the normal range by administration of a potentized homeopathic drug, Arsenicum album, randomly selected volunteers in two arsenic contaminated villages and one arsenic-free village in West Bengal (India) were periodically tested for their ANA titer as well as various blood parameters in two types of experiments: 'placebo-controlled double blind' experiment for shorter duration and 'uncontrolled verum fed experiment' for longer duration. Positive modulation of ANA titer was observed along with changes in certain relevant hematological parameters, namely total count of red blood cells and white blood cells, packed cell volume, hemoglobin content, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and blood sugar level, mostly within 2 months of drug administration. Thus, Arsenicum album appears to have great potential for ameliorating arsenic induced elevated ANA titer and other hematological toxicities.
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