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100 _aKurian Poruthukaren
245 _aRepurposing randomized, controlled, double-blinded homeopathic pathogenetic trial for determining the expiry of ultra-high diluted homeopathic drugs
300 _app733-741
520 _aUnlike conventional pharmaceuticals, ultra-high diluted homeopathic drugs lack measurable molecular content, posing challenges for scientific expiry determination. Currently, global regulatory agencies apply arbitrary expiry durations, risking either premature disposal or prolonged use beyond efficacy. We aimed to propose and test a scientifically valid method for determining the expiry of ultra-high diluted homeopathic drugs by repurposing randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pathogenetic trials. We conducted the trial using Allium cepa 30C, a drug with a well-documented pathogenetic profile. We randomly assigned thirty-six healthy volunteers to: freshly prepared Allium cepa - New Allium cepa, 16-year-old Allium cepa, and the placebo. Participants recorded symptoms over seven days. We extracted and analyzed the symptom elements (location, sensation, modality). We used Jaccard similarity indices to estimate trial noise. Statistical analyses included the Kruskal-Wallis test and post-hoc comparisons. We calculated the effect size using epsilon squared. The New Allium cepa group showed the highest symptom production. The old Allium cepa group demonstrated a 59.61% reduction in pathogenetic ability compared to the New Allium cepa. While the difference was insignificant (p = 0.108), a large effect size (ε² = 0.193) indicated a potentially meaningful difference. Placebo had the fewest responses and symptom elements. We propose that the repurposed homeopathic pathogenetic trials provide a scientific, reproducible model to assess the expiry of ultra-high diluted homeopathic drugs. This novel approach may aid in developing global regulatory standards and enhance the reliability of homoeopathic practice.
654 _aDrug evaluation
_a Drug stability
_aHomeopathic
_apathogenetic trials
_aHomeopathy
700 _aVivek Sakthidharan
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_dNew Delhi NISCAIR
_tIndian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
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