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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"Homeopathy"”.
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Practitioner based inquiry: taking the case of homeopathy.
After twenty years of practising and teaching homeopathy, I am concerned that research into treatment by professional homeopaths has become stifled by evidence based medicine discourse. Homeopathy’s distinguishing features are obscured by erroneous assumptions that a homeopathic prescription is …
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A survey of the perceptions of homeopathy by registered chiropractors in South Africa
… for a Master’s Degree in Technology: Homeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2007.
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Straddling paradigms: an interpretive hermeneutic exploration of the experience of midwives practising homeopathy
… aromatherapy, hypnotherapy, acupuncture and homeopathy, amongst others. There are no studies however, that have examined the impact of training as a homeopath on midwives and their practice. After a comprehensive analysis of existing literature, this study used an interpretive hermeneutic …
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The body, health, and healing in alternative and integrated medicine: An ethnography of homeopathy in South London
… analysis of one alternative therapy in depth - homeopathy- explored from the multiple perspectives of biomedical and lay homeopaths, users and students of homeopathy. The ethnography comprised 18 months participant observation in 4 settings in south London: the surgery of a homeopathic GP; a …
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Gaining Admission to the Medical Discourse Community: The Importance of Method Within Homeopathic Research
… research. I explore the rhetorical universe of homeopathy and juxtapose homeopathic research articles with articles critical of homeopathy. Furthermore, I regard the discourse community of homeopathy and the struggles it undergoes in seeking admission into mainstream medicine. Following my …
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An exploratory study of the use of complementary and alternative medicine for osteoarthritis
… of which the most common are acupuncture and homeopathy, to improve manageability of their condition. However, there is little extant evidence of effectiveness for these treatments for OA, particularly for homeopathy. One criticism of homeopathic studies is that treatment protocols do not …
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A memória da água e outras hipóteses para compreensão do possível mecanismo de ação dos medicamentos homeopáticos : uma revisão
… international scientific origin in the field of Homeopathy in order to gather a set of information based on national and international literature on some experimental models and theory of memory of water and its properties among other hypotheses about the mechanism of homeopathic medicine in …
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A homoeopathic drug proving of Hemachatus haemachatus, with a subsequent comparison of the proving symptoms with that of other snake remedies used in homeopathy
Mini-dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements of the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2008.
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A grounded theory study of homeopathic practitioners’ perceptions and experiences of the homeopathic consultation
The apparent success of homeopathy is often attributed to a collaborative, holistic and empathic consultation and to the practitioner patient relationship. However most researchinto the homeopathic consultation has focussed on patients’ experiences although the practitioner is a crucial component …
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A homoeopathic drug proving of Acacia Xanthophloea 30CH, with subsequent comparison to the doctrine of signatures
… fulfilment for the Degree of Master's Degree in Homeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016.
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The relative effectiveness of homeopathic preparations of pythium spp. compared to Previcur (Propamocarb), in the control of pythium root rot (damping off) in cabbage and cucumber seedlings
… for the Master's Degree in Technology: Homeopathy, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2002.
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An evaluation of the relative effectiveness of mother tincture, 3X and 8X homeopathic garlic (allium sativum) dilutions on five strains of nosocomial multidrug-resistant microorganisms in terms of bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects in order to validate the clinical use of garlic in patients infected by these organisms
… for the Master's Degree in Technology: Homeopathy, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2001.
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An ontological analysis of the visual expression of water based homeopathic remedy, Natrum muriaticum, as droplet glass stain patterns
… of the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016.
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A 'family group analysis' (Sankaran) evaluation of a triple-blind homoeopathic drug proving of Erythrina Lysistemon 30CH
… for the Master's Degree in Technology: Homeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2007.
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The relative effectiveness of homoeopathic Simillimum versus oral Traumeel? in the treatment of acute mechanical neck pain
… Master's degree in technology in Technology : Homeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015.
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Coffea cruda : uma releitura da matéria médica homeopática
… of people with insomnia symptoms has been using homeopathy (or other alternatives) to solve this pr oblem. It is popular knowledge that coffee when ingested in much quantity can produce a lot of insomnia in healthy individuals, So, Coffea cruda when processed by dilution methodology and …
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Alternative health care in the 1990's: the influence of legal constraints on the locational behavior of acupuncturists, chiropractors, and homeopaths
… laws and policies on location and mobility. The homeopathy findings, while based on a much smaller sample, did not reveal a strong relationship between legal constraints and spatial characteristics, except in the extreme case of North Carolina's recent prohibition. This study also postulated a …
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Bodies of Knowledge: The Influence of Slaves on the Antebellum Medical Community
… practices and to alternative methods, such as homeopathy and Thomsonianism. In addition, the slave’s body itself was a vehicle of medical influence. Informed by nineteenth-century beliefs about the differences between whites and blacks, antebellum physicians performed experiments upon slave …
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Complementary and Alternattve Medicine: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of Oncology Nurses
… Qi Gong (»=56, 81%), reflexology (n—29, 42%), homeopathy (n—25, 36%) and aromatherapy (n—17, 25 /o). The participants reported ambivalence regarding the effects of herbal therapy, acupuncture oi chiropractic treatments. Thematic analysis of the nurses perception of the barriers to integration …
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Primary mental healthcare for older people in India: an analysis of policies and stakeholder interviews
… and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homeopathy (AYUSH) approaches to mental healthcare for older people prevail. Moreover, stakeholders suggest strengthening PHC to overcome what is perceived as a major gap between policy ambitions and implementation capacities at the PHC level. This …
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