Vol. 2, No.

1, January – 2010
Monthly News
News Letter Of
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Union Ministry of Health and Family current evidence. A guideline for
NEWS
Welfare through CCRH. He also said Reporting Experiments in Homeopathic
“Homoeopaths to be treated at par that every state can avail Rs 35 lakh for Basic Research (REHBaR) was
with allopathic docs” holding an Ayush Mela in order to compiled to be applied by authors when
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) December 28, educate the three Ps namely the policy preparing their manuscripts, and to be
2009: Health and family welfare makers, the professionals and the used by scientific journals in the
minister of Odisha, Mr.Prasanna general public. Prof AK Mishra and Prof reviewing process. Furthermore the
Acharya said that the state government Kedarnath Naik were lauded by Patsani guideline is a commitment to a certain
has taken all possible steps to treat the for bringing out such a good souvenir. minimum quality level needed in basic
homoeopathic and ayurvedic doctors at The meeting ended with a vote of research, e.g. blinding and
a par with their allopathic counterparts. thanks by Prof (Dr) Gagan Bihari
Addressing the two-day National Panigrahi. EVENTS
Homoeopathic Seminar on
‘Homoeopathy in Neurological randomisation. Feedback is
Disorders’ here, the minister said that encouraged on applicability, strength
INTERNATIONAL PRESS and limitations of the list to enable
besides homoeopathy, ayurveda and
allopathy there should be another ABSTRACTS future revisions.
method of treatment called ‘Sympathy’ Ref.:Reporting experiments in
with which the doctors should treat their Reporting experiments in homeopathic basic research (REHBaR)
patients. homeopathic basic research – A detailed guideline for authors,
(REHBaR) – A detailed guideline for Homeopathy, Volume 98, Issue 4,
Present on the occasion, MP Prasanna authors October 2009, Pages 287-298.
Patsani, while releasing the souvenir of
the seminar, said that homoeopathy is Reporting experiments in basic
like nanotechnology, every particle of research in homeopathy is an important
which is intended not only to cure issue as comprehensive description of
diseases of all kinds but also to treat what exactly was done is required. So
the patient as well, unlike allopathy. far, there is no guideline for authors Homoeopathy – a Medical Approach
available, unlike criteria catalogues and its History, Exhibition
Earlier, principal-cum-superintendent of common in clinical research. A Delphi Venue: Lalit Kala Akademi, No 4
Dr Abhinna Chandra Homeopathy Process was conducted, including a Greams Road, Thousand
College and Hospital and organising total of five rounds, three rounds Lights,Chennai 600 006. Delegate Fee:
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Laxmikanta Nanda welcomed the consensus conferences. European Homoeopathy – History, Practice,
guests and the dignitaries, including researchers who published Controversy on 24th January
eminent scholars of the country Prof experimental work within the last five Organiser: Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller
(Dr) Ajit Kulkarni and Prof (Dr) Praful years were involved. A checklist of 23 Bhavan, in co-operation with the
Vijaykar. Director, Indian Medicines and items was obtained and supplemented Institute for the History of Medicine of
Homeopathy, Bhubaneswar with detailed examples emphasizing the Robert Bosch Foundation
Parameswar Swain lauded the efforts what each item implies. Background, Stuttgart,Germany
of the organisers for holding such a objectives and possible hypotheses Speakers: Prof. Martin Dinges,
seminar which would help in shedding should be given in the part Dr.A.U.Ramakrishnan,
the obsolescence of knowledge of the ‘introduction’. Special emphasis is put Dr.K.S.Srinivasan, Dr.P.V.Venkatraman
doctors’ community at large. on the ‘materials and methods’ section,
where a detailed description of chosen Contact: Geetha Vedaraman,
In his keynote address, Director controls, object of investigation, Programme Co-ordinatorGoethe-Institut
General, CCRH, New Delhi, Prof (Dr) experimental setup, replication, / Max Mueller Bhavan, 4,
Chaturbhuja Nayak said that the parameters, intervention, allocation, Rutland Gate 5th Street,
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Clinical tips of the month – January 2010

Remedies for Inadequate Milk Supply Based on its Cause
Causes of Inadequate Milk Supply Remedies
Deficiency of milk in general Agnus castus, Belladonna, Calcarea carbonica, Causticum,
Chamomilla, Cinchona officinalis, Dulcamera, Lac canninum, Nux
moschata, Pulsatilla, Rhus toxicodenron, Sepia, Sulphur, Urtica urens
and Zincum metallicum
Want of vital action (in the breasts, of the Agnus castus, Calcarea carbonica, Causticum, Pulsatilla and Rhus
organism generally) toxicodenron
Due to tension, redness and throbbing in Aconitum napellus, Belladonna, Bryonia, Chamomilla and Mercurius
breast with milk fever
Due to lumps or nodes in the breasts Agnus castus, Belladonna, Chamomilla, Dulcamera and Rhus
toxicodenron
Unknown cause, no particular remedy be Agnus castus, Calcarea carbonica, Dulcamera and Zincum metallicum
indicated
Infant refuses to take the milk (remedy to Borax, Carbo animalis, Chamomilla, Cina, Lachesis, Mercurius, Nux
be given to mother) vomica, Pulsatilla, Rheum, Sambugus or Silicia
Remedies for Soreness of Nipple and Their Indication
Remedies Indication
Agaricus muscarius Nipples itch and burn, look red
Arnica montana During first days of nursing nipples feel sore and bruised
Borax veneta Aphthous nipples; contractive pain in left breast when child nurses the
right; disagreeable sensation of emptiness in mammae after nursing,
obliging her to compress the breast with her hand
Calcarea carbonica Ulcerated nipple, discharging pus; mammary glands pain as if they
were suppurating, especially on touch
Chamomilla Nipples inflamed and tender, can hardly endure the pain of nursing;
milk cheesy, thickened, mixed with pus
Graphites Soreness of nipples with small corrosive blisters or ulcers, oozing a
limpid serum
Helonias dioica Nipples very sensitive, cannot bear clothing to touch
Lycopodium clavatum Nipples sore, fissured and covered with scurf; the child draws so much
blood from the nipples that when it vomits it seems to be vomiting
blood, milk thin and blue or thick and cheesy, child does not thrive on it
Mercurius solubilis Nipple very raw and sore; sensitive gums, sore teeth, enlarged cervical
glands, and other mercurial symptoms
Phosphorus Nipples hot and sore; goneness in stomach; much heat in lower part of
back across the renal regions
Phytolacca decandra Nipples sore and fissured, with intense suffering on putting child to
breast; pain seems to start from nipple and radiates over whole body
Pulsatilla Mother weeps as often as she has to nurse; the pain extends into chest,
up into the neck, down the back, changes from place to place
Sepia officinalis Nipples crack very much across the crown in various places, cracks
very deep and sore
Silicea terra Nipples ulcerate very easily, are sore and tender; pain in small of back
while child nurses
Sulphur After nursing the nipple smarts and burns, it chaps badly about the base
and bleeds