HOLISTIC HEALING FOR WARTS: VETERINARY HOMEOPATHY AND BEYOND

Abstract

Homeopathy, a brainchild of German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, is an integral part of holistic medicine. Its birth took place in the early 18th century. Its application in veterinary practice is as old as human homeopathy. Homeopathy is based on Hahnemann’s doctrine of “Like cures Like,” a claim that a substance that cures symptoms of the disease in healthy subjects would cure similar symptoms in diseased subjects. This system of medicine gained popularity due to its low doses, no toxicity, no residual effect, compassionate nature, and low cost even when it was not possible to explain the mechanism of action of homeopathic drugs. Research employing modern techniques has now provided sufficient evidence that homeopathic drugs are nano-medicine and work by identification of work targets, and therefore their effect is not a placebo effect. Homeopathic drugs are being used in the management of animal diseases in many countries, including India. Despite the use of homeopathy in animals by farmers and veterinarians, a scientific approach is lacking. This necessitates more and more placebo-controlled randomized large-scale clinical trials using homeopathic drugs in animal diseases^[1].

KEYWORDS: Homeopathy, warts, veterinary homeopathy.