Dr. Gitanjalee Pawar

Background There have been many researches on Melissa Officinalis as an herbal medicine and have exceptional results, but there has been no proper research in homeopathy about its utility in PMS. We want to do this research to find in detail the utility of homeopathic medicine Melissa Officinalis in cases of PMS. Objective: 1. Primary objective is to study the effectiveness of homeopathic medicine Melissa Officinalis 200 CH versus homeopathic similimum in cases of premenstrual syndrome in females of age group 15-45 years. 2. Secondary objective is to assess the reduction in the intensity of PMS by using questionnaire. Method This study was randomized controlled trail. After identification of participants with PMS through the PMS questionnaire, they were assigned to Melissa Officinalis (n=23) and homeopathic simillimum (n=22) groups. Result A significant difference was observed in efficacy of Melissa Officinalis and homeopathic similimum incases of PMS. In this study, Melissa Officinalis was found to be effective in reliving symptoms ofPMS. Conclusion Melissa Officinalis is more effective than homeopathic simillimum in cases of premenstrual syndrome in females of age group 15-45years.

As we know, skin is the mirror of the soul! This understanding forms the basis of homeopathic management of skin disorders. In modern medicine, warts are understood to be caused by an infection with the human papillomavirus. Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) under the Papillomavirus family are common agents for producing skin warts in adults; as well as in children, throughout the globe. As a principle, homeopathic treatment is based on understanding of the patient as a whole. Homeopathic science believes the there is an internal propensity to diseases along with external virulence. Warts can be categorised under local maladies which signify those changes and ailments that appear on the external parts of the body and as mentioned in aph. 189 and aph. 193, local maladies cannot arise persist or even grow worse without some internal cause. So, for the treatment of these affections, an internal medicine should be selected on the basis of totality of symptoms. Chronic diseases are classified into three main categories of miasms, namely, psora (itch), sycosis (condyloma), and syphilis (chancre or bubo). Warts come under sycosis miasm.The ultimate goal of every homoeopathic prescriber should be to achieve the cure by any mean but cure should always be based on the fundamentals of homoeopathy and regulations of organon of medicine. Objectives: To find out the commonest type of wart prevalent and to find out the common homoeopathic remedies prescribed for warts.