Homeopathic Clinical Features of 18 Patients in COVID-19 Outbreaks in Hong Kong.
Homeopathy
; 109(3): 146-162, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-543846
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Hong Kong is geographically located in the province of Guangdong which, after Hubei, has been the region of China second-most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to the pathognomonic symptoms of the named disease, homeopathic symptoms are always more helpful for homeopathic prescriptions.AIM:
This study reports and summarizes the homeopathic symptoms observed in 18 confirmed/suspected epidemiologically related cases in cluster outbreaks of COVID-19 in Hong Kong in early 2020.METHODS:
Homeopathic symptoms from this case series were collected from 18 consecutive patients who, in addition to their concurrent conventional treatment or traditional Chinese medicine, actively sought help from homeopathy as an adjunctive measure for symptomatic relief from COVID-19. Cases were categorized according to outbreak clusters, focusing mainly on the homeopathic symptoms. In the analysis, frequency of all homeopathic medicines, common rubrics in all the cases, common rubrics in each of the top-ranked remedies, and differentiating symptoms for each top-ranked remedy were determined.RESULTS:
Homeopathic symptoms of 18 cases, each identified as mild and belonging to one of six separate clusters, are reported. Eighteen common symptoms screened out of 79 selected rubrics constituted two sets of homeopathic symptom pictures Bryonia alba (n = 4) and Gelsemium sempervirens (n = 12). Eight and seven differentiating features, respectively, were identified for Bryonia alba and Gelsemium sempervirens.CONCLUSION:
The common symptoms of 18 mild COVID-19 cases constituted two sets of homeopathic symptom pictures, indicating Bryonia alba or Gelsemium sempervirens; they were indicated in 4 and 12 cases, respectively, out of the 18 in total.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Severity of Illness Index
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Materia Medica
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Homeopathy
Journal subject:
Complementary Therapies
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S-0040-1710545
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