The Effectiveness of Homoeopathic Medicine in the Treatment of Bronchial Asthma: A Case Report

Abstract

Bronchial asthma is one of the major public health problems. Former studies on asthma have shown that homoeopathic treatment help in reducing the frequency and intensity of episodes of asthma and weaning of bronchodilator and other allopathic drugs. A male patient aged 21 years attended the outpatient department of Sarada Krishna Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Kulasekharam chiefly for the complaint of breathing difficulty and sneezing since childhood which increased for 2 years. He has been taking allopathic medications which help in controlling the severity but his condition remains unchanged. After an unsatisfactory outcome with modern medicine, the Patient turned to homoeopathic treatment. After detailed case taking and symptom similarity 4 doses of Nux vomica were given in 200 C, and the patient was followed for 1 week, during this period the symptoms were increased and considered new totality on follow-up and given Arsenicum album 200. That shows there is pronounced improvement in symptoms and quality of life of the patient after homoeopathic treatment.