Homeopathy on a Grand Scale

Quarterly issues of the journal are not deliberately themed, but the current collection of Original Research articles all happen to represent large-scale projects in homeopathy. We begin the issue with a clinical data collection project in which 11 of India's 28 states are represented.[1] This significant multi-center study, whose outcomes were recorded on Internet-based assessment forms, revealed findings akin to those from other data collection work: a high proportion of homeopathic out-patients reported some degree of clinical improvement at follow-up. The second paper is a comparative epidemiological study that investigated the effect of adjunctive prophylactic homeopathy on the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complications at hospital in-patient units in 10 cities of Santa Catarina state, Brazil.[2] The paper's conclusions are that city-wide distribution of Camphora 1M in five of the municipalities was not associated with lower incidence of COVID-19 deaths or hospitalisation rates. Switching next to the setting of a regional state park in Brazil, a homeopathic preparation was tracked through water-course systems using a solvatochromic dye in a program to control tick infestation at an associated wild animal rehabilitation centre.[3] The homeopathic complex formulation could be tracked in large volumes of water over great distances and for several days, reinforcing previous findings by the same research group.[4]

These three articles are followed by a comprehensive overview of the veterinary medicine literature, which aimed to identify high-quality systematic reviews of homeopathy, acupuncture or phytotherapy that enabled a summary of reliable evidence of their efficacy or effectiveness in randomized and/or controlled clinical trials.[5] Seven systematic reviews met the initial inclusion criteria, but only two of them (both on veterinary homeopathy) were of high quality and only two of their referenced trials comprised reliable evidence. The literature for complementary veterinary medicine is thus in serious need of high-quality reviews and original trials.

The last of our Original Research papers here is a laboratory investigation that used several thousand cress seedlings to study the effects of Stannum metallicum 30x, focusing on its diverse effects on both seedling length and copper chloride crystallization patterns.[6] In contrast to the large-scale nature of all the above studies, we continue this issue with a two-patient Clinical Case Report article,[7] then returning to matters on a potentially grand scale with a Commentary article from Brazil that highlights how good health and quality of life are promoted by homeopathy's individualised approach to treatment – a theme that has relevance for any of the world's nations.[8]

Publication History

Article published online:
21 April 2025

• References

• 1 Kaur H, Jain S, Katarmal D. et al. The patient population at homeopathic outpatient clinics across India: a clinical data collection study. Homeopathy 2025; 114: 74-84
• 2 de Vilhena EC, Coutracos NRT, Coimbra EN. et al. Prevalence of COVID-19 complications during a program of homeopathic Camphora officinalis distribution to city populations of Santa Catarina, Brazil: an ecological study. Homeopathy 2025; 114: 85-94
• 3 de Medeiros NSS, Pinto AAG, Frana S. et al. Solvatochromic dyes track a homeopathic preparation through water-stream systems in a program to control tick infestation at a wild animal rehabilitation center in Brazil. Homeopathy 2025; 114: 95-105
• 4 Aparicio ACC, de Oliveira LHS, Silva JS. et al. Interaction between solvatochromic dyes and water sampled from a natural source treated with high dilutions of phosphorus. Homeopathy 2020; 109: 126-132
• 5 Matta ECD, Takeda M, Salles Scortegagna de Medeiros N, Hosomi JK, Bonamin LV. Homeopathy, acupuncture and phytotherapy in the veterinary treatment or prophylaxis of diseases in animals: an overview of systematic reviews. Homeopathy 2025; 114: 106-116
• 6 Doesburg P, Andersen JO, Scherr C, Kokornaczyk MO, Baumgartner S. Multidimensional outcome parameters in a cress seedling–CuCl₂ crystallization assay to corroborate specific effects of Stannum metallicum 30x compared to lactose 30x. Homeopathy 2025; 114: 117-129
• 7 Ponnam HB. Facilitating healing in diabetic foot ulcers using homeopathy in a multi-disciplinary integrative approach: two evidence-based case reports. Homeopathy 2025; 114: 130-137
• 8 Fujino FMSDC, Ribeiro AP, Armond JE, Souza PC. Homeopathy as a means to improve quality of life. Homeopathy 2025; 114: 138-141