Homeopathic Dynamism and Frequency of Aggravation of Symptoms of Depressed War Veteran after Gettting Ultrahigh-Diluted Remedy of NaCl (Salt)

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Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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Background: There are serious challenges for treatment of depression in the war veterans. Complementary therapies; such as homeopathy, are proposed to incease successful of their treatment. In one study, ultrahigh-dilution of NaCl (Natrium muriaticum) was used in depressed war veterans for this aim and in this study, their homeopathic dynamisms were evaluated for preparing the special treatment protocols.Methods: The patients got the remedies every 2-3 weeks and changing of their symptoms after using natruium muriaticum were evaluated. One homeopath diagnosed their homeopathic dynamisms via discussing about their mental and somatic symptoms with the help of software. Aggravations were defined as both, increasing of previous or appearing new trouble symptoms. Accessory symptoms related to remedy proving were omitted by waiting. At the end of study, data were extracted from the patients’ files and classified.Findings: Files of 28 patients had adequate information and in 7 of them, had not. The most common homeopathic dynamisms were similar to Sulphurous, with rage and eczema as main symptoms, and Belladaonna, with headache and anger. The other dynamisms were Phosphorous, Aconitum, and Calcarea, respectively. 25 percent of patients reported mild to moderate aggravation. They were headache, desquamation of skin eruptions, anxiety and obstinacy with their families.Conclusion: Trend of clinical course of war survivor depressed, after getting a homeopathic remedy, indicated various polycrest myazmatic dynamisms. This is an opportunity to prepare a special protocol with speed use of remedies for treatment of them in another research.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 32, Issue 320 - Serial Number 320
November and December 2015
Pages 2433-2443

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  • Receive Date: 19 March 2015
  • Revise Date: 02 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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