Research in homeopathy
 

Table 2 : Conditions for which there is favourable evidence for homeopathy in published research

  
Category 1. Focused meta-analyses

Clinical condition Reference
Childhood diarrhoea 2
Hay fever 3
Post-operative ileus 4
Rheumatoid arthritis 5


Category 2. At least 2 RCTs showing positive evidence
(2 references only given per condition)

Clinical condition Reference(s) Go to Research Summary
Asthma 12, 13 Summary of Ref. 13
Fibrositis 14, 15
Influenza 16, 17 Summary of Ref. 16
Glue ear 18, 19 Summary of Ref. 18
Muscle soreness 20, 21
Pain (miscellaneous) 22, 23 Summary of Ref. 22
Radiotherapy side-effects 24, 25
Sprains 26, 27
Upper respiratory tract infections 28, 29 Summary of Ref. 28


Category 3. Single RCTs showing positive evidence

Clinical condition Reference
Anxiety 30
ADHD 31
Chronic fatigue syndrome 32
IBS 33
Insect bite-induced erythema 34
Migraine 35
Osteoarthritis 36
PMS 37
Seborrheic dermatitis 38
Tissue trauma 39
Vertigo 40


Category 4. Non-controlled clinical studies

Clinical condition Reference
Headache (non-migrainous) 41
Male infertility 42


Category 5. Hospital clinical outcome surveys

Clinical condition Reference
Acne 43, 44
Crohns disease 43, 45
Depression 43, 44, 45
Eczema 43, 44, 45
Menopausal syndrome 43, 44
Psoriasis 43, 44


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