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Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

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Author: search.filters.author.Ramanan, Vinitha EdavattathSubject: search.filters.subject.Homoeopathy

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    Non-invasive treatment for indolent chronic venous ulcer using individualised Homoeopathy
    (CCRH, 2026) Ramanan, Vinitha Edavattath; KP, Geethu
    Background: Venous ulcers account for 60–70% of all leg ulcers. They are irregular ulcers with sloping edges mainly seen above the medial malleolus associated with oedema, lipodermatosclerosis and hemosiderosis. Conventional medicine mentions chronic venous ulcers as a surgical disease. It usually results in further co-morbidities and reduces the patient’s quality of life. Homoeopathic literature describes many medicines for the treatment of varicose ulcers. This case series demonstrates the role of homoeopathic treatment in the complete healing of venous ulcers non-invasively. Case Summary: This is a case series of five patients suffering from chronic venous ulcers resistant to conventional external medications who visited the OPD of National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health Kottayam, Kerala, India during 2022–23. All the cases received individualised homoeopathic medicines internally. Conclusion: The ulcers healed completely within an average two-month period in all five cases, evidenced by images taken before and after treatment. The MONARCH score was calculated as +9/13, +8/13, +8/13, +8/13, and +8/13 for the five cases, indicating a definitive causal relationship between the medicine prescribed and the treatment outcome in the first case and probable relationship in the rest of the cases. Sulphur was prescribed in three cases, Pulsatilla and Arsenicum album in the rest of the cases. This case series suggests individualised Homoeopathy can help to treat venous ulcers.
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    Adjunctive homoeopathic treatment of COVID-19-positive cases of geriatric age group
    (Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, 2025) Ramanan, Vinitha Edavattath; Azis, Suhana P.; Muraleedharan, K.C.; Babu, Divya
    Introduction: The second wave of COVID-19 peaked during May 2021 and had a higher mortality and morbidity rates than the first wave. About 53% of people over 60 years of age died in India due to the pandemic by the end of July 2021. Cases Summary: Twenty reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19-positive patients belonging to the geriatric age group were successfully treated with Homoeopathy. Seventeen of these consulted through in-person visits at a long-term care facility (LTCF) for the elderly, and three cases belonged to the home-isolated category. Out of those treated, 14 had comorbidities, such as type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic lung disease, or psychiatric ailments. Seventeen patients in the LTCF were on Paracetamol and Azithromycin for five days before undergoing COVID-19 test. Homoeopathy was subsequently started for the seventeen patients of LTCF. Regular monitoring of SpO2 in 17 patients revealed SpO2 ≤95 during the initial days of treatment. The mean age of the patient population, comprising 15 females and 5 males, was 77 years. Out of the seventeen symptomatic patients, eight had cough, dyspnoea or nasal congestion, while the rest had headache, malaise, myalgia or diarrhoea. The average SpO2 reached 97 in the LTCF patients by the end of treatment. Arsenicum album, Nux vomica, Bryonia alba and Gelsemium sempervirens were the most commonly prescribed medicines. Notably, SpO2 declined in two patients on the second day of treatment and normalised with Carbo vegetabilis. The average time for recovery from the illness was 12 days. This case series suggests a positive role of Homoeopathy in treating COVID-19-positive cases in the geriatric population by providing symptomatic relief and improving disease outcome.