Cancer patients treated with the Banerji protocols utilising homoeopathic medicine: A Best Case Series Program of the National Cancer Institute USA

Banerji, Prasanta; Campbell, Donald R.; Banerji, Pratip

doi:10.3892/or.20.1.69

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“…Similarly, their homeopathically-manufactured counterparts, e.g., Ruta graveolens 6C and Calcarea Phosphorica 3X [172], are part of a leading combination anti-cancer protocol for gliomas [108,172]. Homeopathic Calcarea Phosphorica 3X combined with the plant-derived homeopathic medicine Symphytum 200C and another homeopathic medicine is used for osteosarcomas in India [20,108,109,172]. In low potency vs controls, homeopathic Symphytum 6C can also enhance bone formation around experimental titanium implants in rats [177].…”

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“…In nanomedicine, some investigators are studying tumor-derived exosomes (nanoscale vesicles) vaccines to treat existing cancers [107]. Notably, some homeopaths in India already use breast cancer tissuederived, homeopathically-prepared nanomedicines in some of their cancer treatment regimens [20,[108][109][110]. For conditions that rely on immune function, this strategy may be particularly useful.…”

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“…For treatment of conditions such as specific cancers, some homeopaths use a diagnosis-driven protocol approach for selecting homeopathically-manufactured medicine [108,109,172]. The diagnosisbased selection of medicines facilitates providing care from a public health perspective to a large number of patients.…”

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“…Evidence on homeopathicallyprepared materials and on modern nanoparticles suggests that lactose on the NP surface can change the physico-chemical properties [11] and/or ability to enter cancer cells [23]. Surface charge can also affect cancer cell response to NP treatments [171].For treatment of conditions such as specific cancers, some homeopaths use a diagnosis-driven protocol approach for selecting homeopathically-manufactured medicine [108,109,172]. The diagnosisbased selection of medicines facilitates providing care from a public health perspective to a large number of patients.…”

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Nonlinear Response Amplification Mechanisms for Low Doses of Natural Product Nanomedicines: Dynamical Interactions with the Recipient Complex Adaptive System

Bell

Sarter

Koithan

et al. 2013

J Nanomed Nanotechol

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The purpose of the present paper is (a) to outline the self-organized, complex adaptive network nature of the organism as recipient of nanomedicines; (b) to propose several nonlinear endogenous amplification processes by which pulsed low doses of traditional, homeopathically-manufactured natural product nanomedicines may stimulate a return toward healthier function; and (c) to discuss their potential relevance to novel, but safer than conventional dosing strategies for contemporary nanomedicines. Homeopathy is an over 200-year-old system of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that uses low doses of natural plant-, mineral-, and animal-sourced nanomedicines. Homeopathic manufacturing is "green", with mechanical grinding in lactose and agitation in ethanol-water as primary reagents. Agitation within glass containers at room temperature may also contribute nanosilica and nanosilicon as drug delivery vehicles and biological amplifiers. The medicine selection is matched to the recipient organism's systemic patterns of dysfunction and pulsed in the timing of the discrete doses. Endogenous amplification processes within the recipient organism may involve hormesis, time-dependent sensitization, and/or stochastic resonance. Effects are adaptive and systemically diffuse, i.e., causally indirect, rather than pharmacological and local, i.e., direct. All of these nonlinear response processes require interaction of the nanoparticle (NP) dose with the organism as a complex adaptive system. The pulsed NP dose serves as a low intensity salient danger signal for the organism to make network-wide adaptive changes that can lead to healing. The historically safe therapeutic approach of homeopathic nanomedicine dosing avoids risks of high, continuous doses and cumulative toxicity that contemporary nanomedicine researchers are now trying to solve while using NPs as if they were conventional bulk drugs. Integrating the insights, technical procedures, and clinical dosing approaches from modern and homeopathic nanomedicine could lead to major advances in the field for more effective and safer translational applications.NPs in homeopathic medicines [3]. NP concentrations are low, but measurable [3]. Like modern manufactured NPs [13], homeopathicallymanufactured medicines in solution also can exhibit aging effects [9,14]. These nanomedicines are delivered either in ethanolic liquids or sprayed and dried onto lactose or lactose/sucrose pellets for oral administration.Homeopathic manufacturing materials and methods are inherently "green" [15,16]. Previous papers have addressed the striking similarities between modern top-down mechanical attrition procedures for making nanoparticles (NPs) [17] and historical homeopathic medicine manufacturing methods and materials [15,[18][19][20][21]. These similarities include mechanically grinding source materials in lactose for hours and repeatedly agitating ethanol-water solutions containing the source Citation: Bell IR, Sarter B, Koithan M, Standish LJ, Banerji P, et al. (2013) Nonlinea...

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Koithan

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“…There is a need for further investigating and possibly integrating feasible and effective alternatives including homeopathic medicines into conventional approaches. Notably, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Best Case Series Program which invited CAM practitioners treating cancer patients to present data concluded after rigorous evaluations that there was sufficient evidence of a possible efficacy of homeopathic medicine in cancer and that homeopathy warrants further research [5][6][7].…”

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Role of Homeopathy in Integrative Cancer Care

Bhattacharya¹,

Zhang²

2015

J Carcinog Mutagene

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Is There a Role for Homeopathy in Cancer Care? Questions and Challenges

Frenkel

2015

Curr Oncol Rep

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Patients with cancer commonly use complementary and integrative medicine, including homeopathy. Homeopathy has grown in popularity with the public but is viewed with skepticism by medical academia and is still excluded from conventionally prescribed treatments. In recent years, homeopathy has been used in cancer care in Europe and other countries worldwide. This use raised the question if there is any benefit in utilizing this type of care with cancer patients. The purpose of this manuscript is to explore the evidence related to the benefit of homeopathy in cancer care. Limited research has suggested that homeopathic remedies appear to cause cellular changes in some cancer cells. In animal models, several homeopathic remedies have had an inhibitory effect on certain tumor development. Some clinical studies of homeopathic remedies combined with conventional care have shown that homeopathic remedies improve quality of life, reduce symptom burden, and possibly improve survival in patients with cancer. The findings from several lab and clinical studies suggest that homeopathy might have some beneficial effect in cancer care; however, further large, comprehensive clinical studies are needed to determine these beneficial effects. Although additional studies are needed to confirm these findings, given the low cost, minimal risks, and the potential magnitude of homeopathy's effects, this use might be considered in certain situations as an additional tool to integrate into cancer care.

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Cancer patients treated with the Banerji protocols utilising homoeopathic medicine: A Best Case Series Program of the National Cancer Institute USA

Cited by 26 publications

References 13 publications

Nonlinear Response Amplification Mechanisms for Low Doses of Natural Product Nanomedicines: Dynamical Interactions with the Recipient Complex Adaptive System

Nonlinear Response Amplification Mechanisms for Low Doses of Natural Product Nanomedicines: Dynamical Interactions with the Recipient Complex Adaptive System

Role of Homeopathy in Integrative Cancer Care

Is There a Role for Homeopathy in Cancer Care? Questions and Challenges

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