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ReviewComplementary therapies in clinical practice2021

Medicines for the new coronavirus in the view of Classical Systemic Homeopathy.

Maria Solange Gosik, Maria Filomena Xavier Mendes, Leticia Marilia de Almeida Werneck Dos Santos, Danielle da Silva Barbas, Domingos José Vaz do Cabo, Hristos Strastis, Isabella Sebusiani Duarte Takeuti, Leila Cristina Dos Santos Mourão, Maria Luiza Delavechia, Marina Xavier da Cunha and 5 more

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Review in Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Homeopathy and women's health: gynecology and homeopathy.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Solange GosikTaboão da Serra Youth Psychosocial Care Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Brazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: msgosik@uol.com.br.
Maria Filomena Xavier MendesMunicipal Health Secretariat, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Brazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: filoabrah@yahoo.com.br.
Leticia Marilia de Almeida Werneck Dos SantosBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: draleticia.werneck@gmail.com.
Danielle da Silva BarbasDepartment of Child and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil; Brazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: barbasdani@gmail.com.
Domingos José Vaz do CaboSírio Libanês Hospital, Bela Vista, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Brazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: domingosjvcabo@gmail.com.
Hristos StrastisBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: h.stratis@uol.com.br.
Isabella Sebusiani Duarte TakeutiBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: zobella-orl@hotmail.com.
Leila Cristina Dos Santos MourãoBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Course in Dentistry, Veiga de Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: leilamourao@hotmail.com.
Maria Luiza DelavechiaBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Veterinary University Hospital Firmino Mársico Filho, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: vechia@globo.com.
Marina Xavier da CunhaBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: drmarinaxavier@gmail.com.
Raquel Bruno KalileBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: raquelbk@terra.com.br.
Renata Rodrigues Garcia LinoBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: renatalino2@gmail.com.
William BrunelliBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Municipal University of Medicine of São Caetano, Centro São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: williambrunelli@hotmail.com.
Adriana Passos OliveiraBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Faculty of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: adrianapassos@pharma.ufrj.br.
Romeu CarilloBrazilian Association of Recycling and Assistance in Homeopathy, Aclimação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Brazilian Medical Association · BRUniversidade de Brasília · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversidade Federal Fluminense · BRUniversidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAccording to the World Health Organization, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has 48.896.564 reported cases and 1.236.995 deaths worldwide on November 5, 2020. Despite great efforts, there is no treatment of COVID-19 up to nowadays. Therefore, it is essential to search for therapeutic alternatives to COVID-19, such as Integrative Medicine, especially Homeopathy, which was used with excellent results in the great epidemics.

aimThis study aims to describe the coronavirus Pandemic from the perspective of Classical Systemic Homeopathy and to identify the homeopathic medicine (medicines genius) that has its sphere of action in most of the symptoms involved in this pandemic.

methodsArticles published in indexed journals and websites of medical institutions, books of homeopathic materia medica, scientific journals, and government publications were reviewed.

resultsA total of 39 references were selected and enclosed 20 articles indexed on COVID-19, 08 references of systemic conditions, 11 articles indexed of homeopathy, 06 classic homeopathy books. After the study, the homeopathic medicine Cinchona officinalis (China officinalis) was proposed, according to pathogenesis (experimental pathophysiological study in humans) described in the materia medica books consulted, for the relief of symptoms. Its sphere of action in most of the symptoms involved in this pandemic. Moreover, acute homeopathic medicines were determined to act in the relief of symptoms of the various phases of the manifestations of the disease.

conclusionData contributes to use in homeopathic interventions during the COVID-19 epidemic as a health promotion and treatment strategy that can be used as an adjunct to all sanitary and therapeutic measures recommended by health authorities.

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COVID-19HomeopathyMateria MedicaHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Materia MedicaCoronavirusCovid-19HomeopathyMedicineSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34530182
PMCPMC8433054
OpenAlexW3200561114

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