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Published on: August 25, 2020
Individualized homeopathy in a group of Egyptian asthmatic children
Heba Farid Shafei1, Soha Mahmoud AbdelDayem, Nagwa Hassan Mohamed
1Complementary and Alternative Medicine Department, Medical Research Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. hebashafei@yahoo.com
Objectives:
To evaluate homeopathy as an adjunctive treatment for bronchial asthma in children.
Methods:
In a prospective observational longitudinal study the effects of individualised homeopathic medicines were assessed in 30 children with asthma as an adjunct to conventional treatment. The main outcome measures were frequency of attacks, use of medication, night awakening and spirometry at baseline and at follow-up till 6 months.
Results:
There were clinically relevant and statistically significant changes in those measuring severity, indicating relative improvements after 3 months and absolute improvements after 6 months of treatment by homeopathic medicines.
Conclusions:
This study provides evidence that homeopathic medicines, as prescribed by experienced homeopathic practitioners, improve severity of asthma in children. Controlled studies should be conducted.
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