Gayatri Nimbhore

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).

Background: Tobacco dependence is a major health concern globally, and finding effective treatment options is essential for reducing its prevalence and associated health risks1. Aim: To study the effectiveness of individualized homeopathic medicine for reducing the tobacco dependence in age group of 18-60 years. Objectives: Primary objective: To study the effect of individualized homeopathic medicine in reduction of frequency for tobacco. Secondary objective: To find the most frequently indicated homeopathic medicine in reducing the tobacco dependency. Materials and Methods: Case series study was done among 30 subjects with Tobacco dependence randomly selected from M(N)HMC OPD and peripheral camps. Status of dependence of subjects was measured with Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence scale. Individualized homoeopathic medicine was administered. Result: Statistical analysis was done using Paired t test. Out of 30 patients, effectiveness of Individualized homoeopathic medicine is seen in 26 patients (86.66%) and frequency & dependency remains same in 4 patients (13.33%). Conclusion: According to statistics of nicotine addiction calculated before and after intervention of individualized homoeopathic medicine for dependency and frequency of tobacco eaten per day gives the t value of 10.16 and 7.15 respectively Hence, we concluded that Individualized homoeopathic medicine is effective in reducing the tobacco dependency.