IS THE EFFECT OF HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE DIFFERENT FROM THE EFFECT OF PLACEBO IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS? – A RANDOMIZED, BLINDED, CONTROLLED, THREE ARMED HOMOEOPATHIC PATHOGENETIC TRIAL ON ELECTRO-PHOTONIC IMAGE CHANGES.

“A RANDOMISED, BLINDED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, THREE ARMED PARALLEL STUDY ON ELECTROPHOTONIC IMAGE CHANGES DURING HOMOEOPATHIC PATHOGENETIC TRIAL USING MOLECULAR AND ULTRA-MOLECULAR DOSES - A REPROVING OF BELLADONNA”
ABSTRACT:
Background:
Homoeopathic drug proving is the process of understanding the pathogenetic powers of the dynamised Homoeopathic drugs on healthy human beings. In homoeopathic drug proving due to the biomimicry of production of disease symptoms, there are tremendous chances for the altered electron communication which may produce changes in the Electro-photonic Emission. Although controversies exist on the action of Belladonna in the healthy human provers (Good year et al (1998), H. Wallah et al (2001), S Brien et al(2003)). This study takes up the challenge to re-evaluate the efficacy of Belladonna in homoeopathic pathogenetic trial in the molecular and ultra-molecular doses.
Method:
Randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled three-armed (Belladonna6C, Belladonna200C and Placebo) parallel study (n = 150) conducted in National Institute of Homoeopathy, India. The study design was framed as a four-week protocol consisting of Pre-Intervention period, Intervention Period, Post Intervention period for each participant. Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures are Twelve parameters of Electro Photonic Imaging [EPI] technique and Q-Form-02 (30 items, Likert scale questionnaire) respectively.
Result:
The analysis showed a statistically significant difference in eight parameters (P-value <0.05,) out of twelve parameters and the Form Coefficient parameter (P-value <0.001) revealed the effect of placebo during the run-in phase. The questionnaire Q-Form-02 analysis revealed a significant difference among the three groups. The post hoc analysis showed the number of symptoms and the scores among groups depicted the trend: Belladonna 6C > Belladonna 200C > Placebo.
Conclusion:
We may conclude that the Electro Photonic Emissions from the human body may serve as a parameter to differentiate the placebo effect from the Homoeopathic medicine effect in the Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial [Trial Registration: CTRI/ 2018/03/012290].