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Background: Gout is a painful type of arthritis that occurs due to an increase in serum uric acid levels i.e. Hyperuricemia. Hyperuricemia is a worldwide health problem that is often dealt with Homeopathy. The objective of this review will be to assess the role of homeopathic medicines in the management of Hyperuricemia and primary Gout.
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Purpose: Pharmacognostical study of bark of Chirbilva Holoptelia integrifolia is done for identification in field and to avoid adulteration by standardization. Methods: Drug is studied taxonomically and its macroscopic, microscopic features were studied including powder microscopy of bark with suitable instruments. Results: Macroscopic study reveal...
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Background: Homeopathy is a two-century old factual system of healing. It was conceived by a German physician Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. The substance that reasons signs and symptoms of a disorder in healthy humans can cure alike symptoms in ill humans; this principle is known as similia similibus curentur, or "like cures like". The sources of homoe...
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The Holistic Health Minor (HHM) is an interdisciplinary program that seeks to advance the understanding of complementary and alternative health care through interprofessional education, critical thinking and evidence-based research that can be applied within a variety of different healthcare professions. This interdisciplinary minor provides studen...
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It is risky to treat any pain with oral medications; acupuncture or topical medications should be used instead. The best and safest way to manage pain, which is felt in the skin, is using topical medications. The pain chemokine cycle makes chronic pain worse in the skin. Pain felt in the skin causes neurogenic inflammation, which spreads inflammati...
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Dysmenorrhea is a very common gynaecological problem affecting 50% of cases. It mainly affects adolescence girls specially school going girls including age group 15-20 years. It affects daily activities of life and a high degree of absenteeism and severe economic loss. In primary dysmenorrhoea there is no pelvic pathology, while in secondary dysmen...
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This serves as an introduction to the traditional Korean acupuncture procedure for treating grief. In order to engage and guide the patient's mind in channelling sorrow, Saam Acupuncture/Meditation uses meditation on the acupuncture points prescribed by Saam's Lung channel. This has been proven by the author to be very helpful in treating pathologi...
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Background: Calcarea carbonica is derived from middle layer of oyster shell and ecdysteroid hormone is derived from leaves extract of Tinospora cordifolia.
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Yoga is a group of physical, mental and spiritual practices or disciplines that focus on bringing harmony between mind and body. Soothing music is important in yoga practices to set an emotional tone. Whether practitioner is consciously aware of music or not, someone is affected physically, spiritually and mentally by the sounds or a slow mantra ca...
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Background: Periarthritis Shoulder (PAS) is a major musculoskeletal disability characterized by insidious onset, progressive pain and loss of active and passive mobility in the glenohumeral joint. The incidence of PAS is between 3%-5% in the general population and as high as 20% among individuals with diabetes. According to Traditional Chinese Medi...
