Shift towards Homeopathy: 50% increase of homeopathic patients in last 5 years

New Delhi March 6: 50% increase of patients seeking Homoeopathic treatment was reported during last five years, said Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Ayush. This information was given by the Minister of State for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. 

Homeopathy is being promoted as it is not only safe and effective but also due to its high acceptance through high-quality surveys of use of homeopathy. In India, at 23 Institutes/Unit under Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH), there is ‘50%’ more footfall of patients seeking homeopathic treatment during the last five years, said, Ministry of State for AYUSH.

Further on Homoeopathy, he explains, The Homoeopathy is not a pseudoscience. The conclusion of most comprehensive systematic reviews of studies based on classical homeopathy has concluded that it has a positive and specific effect greater than placebo alone. Four systematic review/meta-analyses of homeopathy for all conditions have been published in international peer-reviewed journals. Of these, 03 covering hundreds of clinical trials reached a positive conclusion that there is evidence that homeopathy is clinically effective. Review of basic research on highly diluted homeopathic medicines found 98 replicated experiments, over ‘70%’ of replications were positive.

There is evidence that homeopathy is beneficial and not merely a placebo.‘Scientific The framework of Homoeopathy- Evidence Based Homeopathy’ consists of research worldwide and ‘Homoeopathy-Science of Gentle healing’ focused to Research in India has enlisted hundreds of scientific trials including basic research showing strong evidence towards the beneficial role of homeopathy.There is evidence-based data with CCRH that warrants the promotion or acceptance of homeopathy in India.