Homeopathy may combat arsenic poisoning
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:17 pm
Wow!! They seem impressed.
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Homeopathy may combat arsenic poisoning
By Natasha McDowell
Indian scientists have found that a homeopathic remedy based on arsenic
oxide can reduce liver damage in mice poisoned by arsenic. They hope the
research will lead to an inexpensive treatment to alleviate the suffering of
millions of people worldwide poisoned by arsenic-contaminated groundwater.
AR Khuda-Bukhsh and his team from the University of Kaylani, West Bengal
found that the homeopathic remedy Arsenicum album could remove arsenic from
mice as well as reduce ill effects. The research was published this week in
BioMed Central?s journal Complementary and Alternative Medicine .
Arsenic contamination of groundwater, largely a result of drilling boreholes
over the past 20 years, is a major health problem in Bangladesh and India as
well as in 15 other countries, including Chile and China. The symptoms
include skin disease and liver damage.
The scientists are keen to see whether the drug has the same effect on human
volunteers living in arsenic-contaminated areas. Such a trial would be
exciting, says George Lewith from the University of Southampton, the UK and
a member of the UK government's advisory board to the Medicines and
Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for the registration of homeopathic
products.
He adds that similar work with arsenic has been done in animals in the past.
?Animal models are one of the very few reproducible observations in
homeopathy, but they are generally ignored by sceptics due to a lack of
clinical trials. You can?t intentionally poison people with arsenic,? he
says. ?A trial using volunteers from such areas would be extremely
interesting.?
Although chemical treatment can remove arsenic contamination yet efforts to
provide safe drinking water have not been widely implemented. Khuda-Bukhsh
and his colleagues were therefore searching for a cheap and easy-to-use
treatment that is effective even in low doses.
The scientists monitored the activity of two enzymes in mice poisoned with
arsenic after feeding them drops of the homeopathic remedy.These enzymes are
more active in mice with arsenic poisoning, and can therefore be used to
indicate levels of toxicity. The researchers found that the homeopathic
remedy reduced the activity of the enzymes within 72 hours and was effective
for up to 30 days. Water had no effect on either enzyme, and alcohol
increased the activity of one of the enzymes.
?It is quite amazing that such microdoses [of the homeopathic drug] were
capable of bringing about such spectacular enzymatic alterations in mice
treated with a toxic dose of arsenic,? the researchers write. ?This is more
fascinating because the dilution at which the drug appeared to be effective
was so high that the chances of even a single original molecule being in
them was theoretically almost impossible.?
Source: SciDev.Net
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Homeopathy may combat arsenic poisoning
By Natasha McDowell
Indian scientists have found that a homeopathic remedy based on arsenic
oxide can reduce liver damage in mice poisoned by arsenic. They hope the
research will lead to an inexpensive treatment to alleviate the suffering of
millions of people worldwide poisoned by arsenic-contaminated groundwater.
AR Khuda-Bukhsh and his team from the University of Kaylani, West Bengal
found that the homeopathic remedy Arsenicum album could remove arsenic from
mice as well as reduce ill effects. The research was published this week in
BioMed Central?s journal Complementary and Alternative Medicine .
Arsenic contamination of groundwater, largely a result of drilling boreholes
over the past 20 years, is a major health problem in Bangladesh and India as
well as in 15 other countries, including Chile and China. The symptoms
include skin disease and liver damage.
The scientists are keen to see whether the drug has the same effect on human
volunteers living in arsenic-contaminated areas. Such a trial would be
exciting, says George Lewith from the University of Southampton, the UK and
a member of the UK government's advisory board to the Medicines and
Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for the registration of homeopathic
products.
He adds that similar work with arsenic has been done in animals in the past.
?Animal models are one of the very few reproducible observations in
homeopathy, but they are generally ignored by sceptics due to a lack of
clinical trials. You can?t intentionally poison people with arsenic,? he
says. ?A trial using volunteers from such areas would be extremely
interesting.?
Although chemical treatment can remove arsenic contamination yet efforts to
provide safe drinking water have not been widely implemented. Khuda-Bukhsh
and his colleagues were therefore searching for a cheap and easy-to-use
treatment that is effective even in low doses.
The scientists monitored the activity of two enzymes in mice poisoned with
arsenic after feeding them drops of the homeopathic remedy.These enzymes are
more active in mice with arsenic poisoning, and can therefore be used to
indicate levels of toxicity. The researchers found that the homeopathic
remedy reduced the activity of the enzymes within 72 hours and was effective
for up to 30 days. Water had no effect on either enzyme, and alcohol
increased the activity of one of the enzymes.
?It is quite amazing that such microdoses [of the homeopathic drug] were
capable of bringing about such spectacular enzymatic alterations in mice
treated with a toxic dose of arsenic,? the researchers write. ?This is more
fascinating because the dilution at which the drug appeared to be effective
was so high that the chances of even a single original molecule being in
them was theoretically almost impossible.?
Source: SciDev.Net
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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath
Well Within & Earth Mysteries & Sacred Site Tours (worldwide)
Vaccination Information & Choice Network
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo.htm
homeopathycures@tesco.net
ONLINE Introduction to Homeopathy Classes
ONLINE Introduction to Vaccine Dangers Classes
Voicemail US 530-740-0561 UK phone from US 011-44-1874-624-936