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ReviewAdvances in therapy2025

Therapeutic Applications for Homeopathy in Clinical Practice.

Nicoleta Maricica Maftei, Alexandru Nechifor, Brandon Tan, Alina Mihaela Elisei, Ana Maria Pelin, Luiza Nechita, Alin Laurentiu Tatu, Liang Joo Leow, Lawrence Chukwudi Nwabudike

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Review in Advances in therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nicoleta Maricica MafteiFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Research Centre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, University of Galati, Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0918-5534
Alexandru NechiforMedical Clinical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Galati, Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1481-2822
Brandon TanAesthetic Dermatology, Sydney, Australia.
Alina Mihaela EliseiFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Research Centre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, University of Galati, Galati, Romania. aelisei@ugal.ro.ORCID 0000-0002-0490-2998
Ana Maria PelinFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Research Centre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, University of Galati, Galati, Romania.
Luiza NechitaMedical Clinical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Galati, Galati, Romania.
Alin Laurentiu TatuMedical Clinical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Galati, Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4290-7068
Liang Joo LeowAesthetic Dermatology, Sydney, Australia.
Lawrence Chukwudi NwabudikeN. Paulescu National Institute of Diabetes, Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0774-7396

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homeopathy was founded some two hundred years ago by Dr Samuel Christian Hahnemann. Over time, it has grown to be among the most frequently used forms of alternative medicine in Europe and the USA. It is underpinned by the principle of 'like cures like', where highly diluted substances are used for therapeutic purposes, by producing similar symptoms to when the substance is used in healthy people. Many studies have been published on the value of homeopathy in treating diseases such as cancer, depression, psoriasis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, otitis, migraine, neuroses, allergies, joint disease, insomnia, sinusitis, urinary tract infections and acne, to name a few. We conducted a comprehensive review of the literature on homeopathy and evaluated its effectiveness in clinical practice. While there is evidence of the clinical benefits of homeopathy, its formal application requires more rigorous randomised controlled trials.

Indexed as

HomeopathyHumansCancer therapyComplementary and alternative medicineCOVID-19DermatologyHomeopathyType 2 diabetes

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PMID39514042
PMCPMC11782339

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