Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, Online ISSN 2278-8808, SJIF 2016 = 6.17, www.srjis.com UGC Approved Sr. No.49366, NOV-DEC 2017, VOL- 4/37
UTILITY OF “A SYSTEMATIC ALPHABETICAL REPERTORY OF HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES BY DR. C. VON BOENNINGHAUSEN IN THE CASES OF ACNE VULGARIS” - A RANDOMIZED SINGLE BLIND CONTROL TRIAL Dr. Anil Kumar Vangani1 & Dr. Surendra Kumar2 1 2
M.D.(Hom)
M.D. (Hom.)
Keywords DLQI : Dermatological Life Quality Index GAGS : Global Acne Grading System RCT : Randomised Control Trial IBM SPSS : International Business Machine Statistical Package for the Social Sciences IPD : Indoor Patient Department OPD : Outdoor Patient Department SRA : A Systematic Repertory of Homoeopathic Remediest calc.: t calculated; t tab.: t tabulated. Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
Introduction: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous unit characterized by seborrhoea, open and closed comedones, papules, pustules, and in more severe cases, nodules and pseudocysts. [1] It commonly affects the face, upper chest, and upper back. More than 85% of adolescents suffer from acne.
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The major complications of
acne are scarring and psychosocial distress which persists long after active lesions have disappeared.[3] The most common type of acne is the acne vulgaris that develops during the teenage year. due to rise in hormone levels especially aldosterone which causes sebaceous glands to start making more (sebum) oil. Acne begins when oil mixes with dead cell and clogs the skin pores. Bacteria can grow in this mixture and if this mixture leaks into nearby tissue; it causes swelling, redness, pus and nodules. [4] This is hospital based study where patients were 100 randomly selected from the outpatient department. It is a single-blinded RCT in which 50 patients were taken in control arm & 50 patients in intervention arm and treatment was provided following principles of homoeopathy using “A Systematic Alphabetical Repertory of Homoeopathic Remedies” by Dr. C. Von. Boenninghausen, translated by C.M. Boger. This repertory contain purely Copyright © 2017, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies