The place for non-pharmaceutical therapy in chronic rheumatoid arthritis: A critical study of homœopathy

Gibson, Robin G.; Gibson, Sheila; MacNeill, A; Buchanan, W. Watson

doi:10.1016/s0007-0785(80)80040-8

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“…Barnard and Stephenson (1967) suggested that bacteria and other substances may produce polymers in the body fluids and the remedies may act by neutralizing these polymers. A similar system was suggested by Gibson et al (1980a) who compared it to the antibody-antigen reaction and suggested that the effect of a remedy on a metabolic block or defect may therefore be analogous to a lock and key. An esoteric action has been suggested by Barnard and Stephenson (1969) in which they consider that in disease large excursions in entropy occur.…”

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Experimental research in homœopathy — a critical review (Conclusion)

Scofield

1984

Br Homeopath J

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Section: B Mechanism Of Remedy Actionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Experimental research in homœopathy — a critical review (Conclusion)

Scofield

1984

Br Homeopath J

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“…There are considerably fewer studies in this field. [137][138][139][140][141][142][143][144][145][146][147][148][149] But, when taken together, it seems to be much easier to prove equivalence to standard treatments than superiority over placebo. This is certainly a paradox, for standard treatments are supposed to be superior to placebo, and this is the reason they are standard in the first place.…”

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Research on Homeopathy: State of the Art

Walach

Jonas²,

Ives³

et al. 2005

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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In this paper, we review research on homeopathy from four perspectives, focusing on reviews and some landmark studies. These perspectives are laboratory studies, clinical trials, observational studies, and theoretical work. In laboratory models, numerous effects and anomalies have been reported. However, no single model has been sufficiently widely replicated. Instead, researchers have focused on ever-new models and experiments, leaving the picture of scattered anomalies without coherence. Basic research, trying to elucidate a purported difference between homeopathic remedies and control solutions has also produced some encouraging results, but again, series of independent replications are missing. While there are nearly 200 reports on clinical trials, few series have been conducted for single conditions. Some of these series document clinically useful effects and differences against placebo and some series do not. Observational research into uncontrolled homeopathic practice documents consistently strong therapeutic effects and sustained satisfaction in patients. We suggest that this scattered picture has to do with the fourth line of research: lack of a good theory. Some of the extant theoretical models are reviewed, including placebo, water structure, silica contamination, energy models, and entanglement models. It emerges that local models, suggesting some change in structure in the solvent, are far from convincing. The nonlocal models proposed would predict that it is impossible to nail down homeopathic effects with direct experimental testing and this places homeopathy in a scientific dilemma. We close with some suggestions for potentially fruitful research.

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“…A person can survive with a physical infirmity or if emotionally disturbed, but without a measure of mental health the normal functions within the community are impossible (Vithoulkas, 1980). Sheila and Robin Gibson (Gibson and Gibson, 1987) have identified a fourth level, the spiritual, as represented in Figure 7.1.…”

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Foreword to the First Edition

Jones¹,

Urquhart²,

Blunt³

et al. 2002

The Anaesthesia Viva

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The place for non-pharmaceutical therapy in chronic rheumatoid arthritis: A critical study of homœopathy

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Experimental research in homœopathy — a critical review (Conclusion)

Experimental research in homœopathy — a critical review (Conclusion)

Research on Homeopathy: State of the Art

Foreword to the First Edition

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