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      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Materia Novum</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2583-4398</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">MNH290009</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Effectiveness of indicated homoeopathic medicine in treating hemorrhoids  with enhancing quality of life – a case series study</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Valke</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Ajay</given-names>
          </name>
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        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Yadav</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Subhash</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Nimbhore</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Gayatri</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Rohom</surname>
            <given-names>Dr.Sonali</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Nair</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Smitha </given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Shaikh</surname>
            <given-names>Dr.Farahnaaz</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Patil</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Shivani</given-names>
          </name>
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        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Bhosale</surname>
            <given-names>Miss. Shivani</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Gopishetty</surname>
            <given-names>Miss. Pranavi </given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Janmali</surname>
            <given-names>Mr. Jayesh</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="aff1">MNH</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-03">
        <month>04</month>
        <day>03</day>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>9</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>1</fpage>
      <lpage>7</lpage>
      <abstract>
        <p>Background Haemorrhoid complaint is a common anorectal conditions seen in day to day 
practice by general physician, general surgeon and gastrointestinal surgeons. It affects 
significant portion of global population, with  roughly 80% of  individuals facing this condition 
Objective- To find out the effectiveness of homoeopathic  drugs in reducing inflexibility of 
symptoms, to enhance the quality of life of patient suffering from hemorrhoids and to find out 
the generally indicated homoeopathic  drugs in the treatment of hemorrhoids. Materials and 
methods- This study employed case series design, exercising simple random sampling, to  
prove the effectiveness of homeopathic  drugs in treating hemorrhoids, with data collected 
through symptom questionnaires, case record formats, and the Short Health Scale( SHS- HD), 
and follow- up assessments conducted at 15- day intervals. Result-Medicines were 
administered on base of symptom similarity. Among them 44 cases( 97.2) were  bettered, 1 not  
bettered( 2.8) and Mean of Symptom questionnaire all 45 cases before intervention was 3.8 
and after intervention score 1.9, this shows significant  enhancement in the case. Mean of SHS- 
HD of 45 cases before interventions score was 20.9 and after intervention score 8.8 shows the 
significant enhancement in quality of life of case. The generally indicated drugs are 
Sulphur(17.7) Phosphorus( 15.5) Nux vomica( 13.3) Lycopodium( 11.1) Lachesis( 11.1).</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Haemorrhoids</kwd>
        <kwd>Short Health Scale- HD</kwd>
        <kwd>Homoeopathic drugs</kwd>
        <kwd>Symptom  
 questionnaire</kwd>
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