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Historical Journey of Homoeopathy During Epidemic Diseases in the Light of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research Vol.5; Issue: 2; April-June 2020 Website: ijshr.com Review Article ISSN: 2455-7587 Historical Journey of Homoeopathy during Epidemic Diseases in the Light of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic Renu Bala1, Amit Srivastava2 1,2Research Officer (H)/Scientist-1, Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Imphal, Manipur, Under Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi. Corresponding Author: Renu Bala ABSTRACT control this pandemic. However, many homoeopaths over different parts of the world Homoeopathy is a therapeutic system founded have treated a wide range of COVID positive by German physician Dr Samuel Hahnemann in cases with different remedies. This review not the late 1700’s and has been used for 200 years only brings forward the success stories of around the world in acute and chronic disease homoeopathy during past epidemics but also conditions. Homoeopathy has also flourished presents its utility in the current pandemic. during the times of epidemic diseases and the use of homoeopathic remedies as genus Key words: COVID-19, Epidemic diseases, epidemicus and homoeoprophylaxis began with Homoeopathy, Homoeoprophylaxis, Immunity. Hahnemann. Although the effectiveness of the homoeopathic remedies in epidemics has been INTRODUCTION scarcely proved by controlled studies, yet there The epidemic diseases are those is vast historical evidence which proves that diseases in which many individuals are homoeopathic remedies have been successfully affected very similarly from a similar cause used to prevent these conditions. The which becomes contagious in crowded homoeopathic literature was searched to find out the historical evidences of the use of areas. These epidemics manifest a similar homoeopathic remedies during epidemics and disease process which, if left to itself, ends pandemics. Homoeopathic treatment during either in death or in recovery within a epidemics is reviewed in eight diseases and their limited time. results are found for epidemics of Scarlet fever, A smallpox epidemic in Greece in Typhus, Cholera, Dysentery, Spanish flu, 430 BC that killed more than 30,000 people Diphtheria, Measles, Whooping cough. Also the was one of the first-documented prophylactic effect of homoeopathic medicines epidemics.[1] Dr. Hahnemann even before is found in Fourteen epidemic diseases namely the discovery of homoeopathy elaborately Scarlet fever, Smallpox, Poliomyelitis, discussed various measures for preventing Meningitis, Whooping cough, Dengue, Cholera, diseases in general with special reference to Japanese Encephalitis, Leptospirosis, communicable diseases and importance of Diphtheria, Influenza, Hepatitis, Malaria, [2] Chikungunya. Many clinical trials have also sanitation. It is interesting to note that been conducted during the epidemics of homeopathy was invented in the same year Chikungunya, Influenza like illness, Dengue, as Jenner first practiced vaccination Acute Encephalitis Syndrome/Japanese (1796).[1] Encephalitis. The current novel Coronavirus Homoeopathy is founded upon disease, COVID-19, has rapidly spread over the principles based upon basic natural laws globe and has been declared as pandemic by which remain firm and intact whether it is World Health Organization. Till now, no an acute case or the panics of epidemics.[3] specific treatment or vaccine has emerged to International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research (www.ijshr.com) 215 Vol.5; Issue: 2; April-June 2020 Renu Bala et.al. Historical journey of homoeopathy during epidemic diseases in the light of 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic Hahnemann intuited the concept of percentage of deaths in 2019-nCoV patients “contagious principle” as a vehicle capable with underlying conditions of of transmitting epidemic diseases. He cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic described acute epidemic miasmas acquired respiratory diseases, hypertension and through a “contagious principle”, which cancer contributes to 13.2%, 9.2%, 8%, 8%, today could be equated to a microbe or virus 8.4% and 7.6% respectively whereas in infection.[4] Close observation of the first patients with no pre existing condition cases in an epidemic of infectious diseases contributes to 0.9% only.[10] is exceedingly valuable to obtain the Homoeopathy has an important role symptomatology of epidemic diseases.[5] to play in case of epidemic diseases. Even Hahnemann during the epidemic of the most severe and fearful epidemics like Scarlatina founded that the indicative scarlet fever, cholera etc. have been remedy given at that time stifles the fever in encountered successfully by homoeopathic its beginning and was more efficacious than medicines. other known medicaments in removing the WHO has recently called for greater part of the after-sufferings following “innovative” approaches for treating Scarlatina.[3] communicable diseases supporting the role Recently, a new coronavirus (CoV) of traditional medicines in maintaining the strain has become a matter of concern for health of populations.[1,11] human lives.[6] Researchers at the Wuhan Homoeopathic concept of Prophylaxis Institute of Virology called it novel Hahnemann founded medicine, not coronavirus 2019 (nCoV-2019).[7] The US on physics and chemistry, but on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention universal laws of Life and Motion. He refers (CDC) refers to it as 2019 novel coronavirus all the phenomena of health and disease (2019-nCoV).[8] Since the beginning of 21st under two names, "The Dynamis" and "The Century, the current CoV outbreak is the Life Force." This is Hahnemann's greatest third attack, previous ones being Severe discovery, and the absolute bed-rock of his Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus system.[12] (SARS-CoV) epidemic in 2003 and Middle Homoeopathic concept of disease East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus defines the cause as morbific dynamic agent (MERS-CoV) epidemic in 2012. This which invades the dynamicity of a living outbreak seems to be challenging to manage organism and if could defeat the vital considering the rapid spread via droplets principle then produces the sign and and non availability of any effective symptoms characteristic of the morbific vaccines or antiviral drugs.[9] Vaccines, anti- agent upon the body and mind of the victim. viral medications, and antibiotics are Any disease can be prevented by keeping considered to be the standard treatments for the life force undisturbed. Homoeopathy these diseases. However, difficulties with provides a healthy condition by boosting developing and disseminating this natural function of the vital principle of immunizations, viral mutations, and the the organism through which it prevents and growing problem of antibiotic-resistant cures the disease.[13] bacteria are undermining these Prophylaxis is the great approaches.[1] preoccupation of all physicians and Many older patients who became biologists. For homoeopathic prophylaxis in severely ill from 2019-nCoV suffered from infectious diseases we need not hunt the underlying illnesses like cardiovascular bacteria or virus for the vaccination. This is diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases or because homoeopathic therapy is malignant tumors. These non communicable symptomatic and not materialistic and diseases has become the aggravating factor emphasis is on totality of symptoms as for the adverse outcome of 2019-nCoV. The patient’s disease and not on virus. Also it is International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research (www.ijshr.com) 216 Vol.5; Issue: 2; April-June 2020 Renu Bala et.al. Historical journey of homoeopathy during epidemic diseases in the light of 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic very difficult to prepare vaccine against circumstances. In health we live and act and such diseases as the viruses frequently resist without knowing it but in disease we change their genetic pattern each time they live but suffer.[5] It is the absence of the appear in the epidemic form. Interestingly, predisposition to any particular disease that an epidemic requires different remedies makes us immune to it. Homoeopathy alone when rages in different places. The is capable of removing these prophylactic can be found by collecting the predispositions.[15] symptomatology of few patients of an Immunity can be assured to patients epidemic in an area. This remedy can act as if we will closely observe the the curative as well as the preventive symptomatology and select the remedy in medicine during the specified epidemic for the early stages of each epidemic, by that area. A low potency of the preventive administering the remedy as a medicine is suggested as it works even in prophylactic.[5] patients of unmanifested disease.[14] The hahnemannian outlook of The supreme importance of preventing an epidemic disease is twofold. prophylaxis lies in the echo of the aphorism, One is to collect subjective and objective “He is likewise a preserver of health if he symptoms of few cases of epidemic in an knows the things that derange health and area to find the genus epidemicus both for cause disease, and how to remove them prevention and treatment. This type of from persons in health”.[4] approach satisfies long term immunity in the Homoeopathy as Immunity Booster organism. The second approach is to give a There are a number of ways to boost remedy which was effective in previous a person’s level of immunity to specified epidemic which best suits when genus infectious diseases. One way is by raising epidemicus is not worked out.[16] general health through
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