Recent Advances in Homoeopathic Pharmacy

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Recent Advances in
Homoeopathic Pharmacy

• Dr. Pravas K Pal
• BHMS, MD (Hom)
• Professor Head
• Dept. of Homoeopathic Pharmacy
• FMHMC, Mangalore

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Recent advances in Homoeopathic Pharmacy
attributed to -

• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Experimental Pharmacology
• Human Pathogenetic Trials
• Fundamental Research
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

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Advances in Pharmaceutics

• Pharmaceutical dosage forms.
• Use of Extra Neutral Alcohol.
• Standardizing safe lower limit for triturations.

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Essential Pharmacognosy

• Microscopical examination of plant drugs.
• -Various parts of herbal drugs
• - Leaf constants
• Preliminary Phyto - chemical screening.
• - Successive solvent extraction
  (Quantitative).
• - Qualitative chemical examination.
• Quantitative microscopy Lycopodium spore
  method.

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Advances in Pharmaceutical Analysis

• Pharmaceutical analytical techniques are
  categorised as
• Spectral methods
• Visible UV spectroscopy
• IR spectroscopy
• NMR spectroscopy
• Chromatographic methods
• TLC, HPLC etc
• Electro Chemical techniques
• Potentiometry
• Conductometry
• Polarography

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Application of Experimental Pharmacology in
Homoeopathy

• The main aims of experimental pharmacology in
  Homoeopathy are
• To study the mechanism of action of potentised
  Homoeopathic drugs in animal models.
• To study the site of action of Homoeopathic
  drugs.
• To study the toxicity of crude drugs.
• To find out a therapeutic agent suitable for
  human use.

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Advances in Human Pathogenetic Trials

• Methodological flaws in Hahnemannian Drug
  provings minimization strategies in modern
  HPTs.

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Fundamental Research

• The General Iteration Theory of Homoeopathic
  Potentisation.
• Theory of Ie crystals.
• Theory of High Dilution.

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The General Iteration Theory

• Explaining the process of potentisation on the
  basis of Quantum physics.
• Amplifying despite dilution is the key to
  understand this phenomenon.
• Initial drug Fractals.
• Fractals does not decrease by potentisation, but
  grows in its complexity, as in homoeopathic
  potencies.

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Theory of Ie crystals( Ice electrical field
crystals)

• Contribution of Dr. Shui -Yin- Lo, a Research
  Scientist.
• This theory suggests when a solution of a
  particular chemical is diluted extremely, the
  solvent molecules come in closest proximity to
  chemical molecule, harden into micro
  crystals.
• These crystals have a unique shape for each
  different chemical.
• Dr. Lo claims that these crystals are capable of
  interacting with immune system.

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Theory of High Dilution

• Developed by a Physician, Rolland Conte a group
  of scientists.
• They observed, some changes in the Infra-red
  spectrum of Homoeopathic high dilutions that
  should have same Infra-red spectrum of water.
• After the analysis of same with Nuclear Magnetic
  Resonance data, they developed the Contonian
  frequency.
• The Contonian frequency is unique to each remedy
  can be measurable .

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Good Manufacturing PracticesGMP

• GMP has significant importance in view of Post
  GATT scenario.
• Means to assure the very quality of drugs.
• GMP guidelines for Homoeopathic medicines are
  specified in Schedule M-1, of Drugs Cosmetic
  rules 1945. ( also refer Rule 85-E(2))
• It includes the requirements of premises, plant
  equipment for Homoeopathic medicines.

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Thank You