Mini-dissertation'submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Durban Institute of Technology, 2005. / Homoeopathy in South Africa is a relatively new health profession, and there seems to be limited awareness of homoeopathy amongst the public and healthcare authorities. The national health care system in South Africa is currently undergoing major restructuring, with the focus on primary health care. The homoeopathic community needs to reflect on its role in public health care. However, in order to gain acceptance and understanding from other health care professions, meaningful research needs to be conducted. There is an urgent need to investigate the views of conventional health care professionals towards homoeopathy. A survey method was employed to investigate the perceptions of homoeopathy of two major groups in the medical community in the Greater Durban area: General Practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists. The study was carried out by using a questionnaire as a measuring tool. The sample of GPs was drawn from the medical pages of the Durban Telephone Directory (October 2003/2004) and the sample of pharmacists was drawn from the Durban Yellow Pages (October 2003/2004). A total of 484 questionnaires were distributed and a total of 155 responses were received. The percentage of return of questionnaires was 32,02%. The original sample size was 370 for GPs and 114 for pharmacists. A total of 97 GPs and 58 pharmacists responded. The response rate was 26,22% for GPs and 50,87% for pharmacists. / M

Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements of the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016. / There are now several thousand remedies available to a homoeopath and this number is continually increasing with the increase in homoeopathic research and provings. This growing wealth of data does, however, make choosing a homoeopathic remedy difficult and some homoeopaths argue that the essence of homoeopathic remedies are being lost in this excess of data. In an attempt to more accurately see a remedy’s ‘picture’ and gain deeper insight into remedies, Scholten (1993), Sankaran (2005a) and Mangialavori (2010) developed different methods which can now be collectively referred to as “group analysis”. The aim of group analysis is to find symptoms, sensations and pathological tendencies that are common to all remedies within a group. This study involved applying Sankaran’s group analysis approach to the psychoactive plant drug remedies with the rationale of filtering and organizing the mass of data we now have available on this group. This will enable both students and professionals of homoeopathy to develop a deeper understanding, and hence greater utilization, of the psychoactive plant drug remedies. The following five homoeopathic remedies were chosen for this study on the grounds that they have all been extensively proved through both homoeopathic provings and cured clinical cases and there is a vast amount of literature available on these remedies in materia medica and repertories: • Anhalonium lewinii (Cactaceae family) • Cannabis indica (Hamamalidae family) • Coffea cruda (Rubiaceae family) • Nux moschata (Magnolianae family) • Opium (Papaveraceae family) A computer repertory search was conducted using RadarOpus (Archibel, 2014) to extract all rubrics containing the selected remedies. Parameters were set to retain only rubrics that have less than 50 remedies and at least two of the selected psychoactive plant remedies in them. This was to ensure that only well-defined, characteristic remedies were looked at. The rubrics were visually analyzed, compared and contrasted to determine the common sensations within them and mental, general and particular symptoms were analyzed in terms of Sankaran’s model of Vital Sensation (2005a). The vital sensation of the psychoactive plant drug remedies was found to be that of horror, fear or fright. All the remedies belonging to this group experience the sensation of horror either through their perception of pain or through dreams, visions, hallucinations or anxiety. This sensation pervades all these remedies which are constantly trying to escape this sensation by either increasing or decreasing their activity and sensitivity. The active reaction to the sensation of horror is to increase activity. This is expressed through increased sensitivity; mental clarity; sensations of contraction, fullness, heaviness, heat or moisture; delirium, hallucinations and instability. The passive reaction to the sensation of horror is to decrease activity. This is expressed through insensitivity; lack of mental clarity; sensations of expansion, emptiness, lightness, cold or dryness; sleep, stupor and unconsciousness. The compensation, or coping mechanism that psychoactive plant drug remedies develop, is a transcendence of their condition: they transcend, or escape, their condition by no longer feeling or doing anything, by becoming numb and insensitive. The researcher suggests that although the remedies of the psychoactive plant drug group can be classified according to different miasms, the over-riding miasm of this group is the sycotic miasm with its fundamental sense of having a ‘fixed weakness’ within themselves. The researcher also proposes that the psychoactive plant remedies have an affinity for the central nervous system and for ailments caused by strong emotions such as joy, anger, excitement, fear or fright. These remedies tend to produce pathologies of the central nervous system and sleep including increased reflexes, involuntary motions, trembling, jerking; weakness, atrophy, slowness, paralysis; unconsciousness; catalepsy; Autism Spectrum Disorders; hypersensitivity; insensitivity or absence of sensitivity; pain; formication; mental confusion, poor comprehension, nonsensical speech; memory disorders; delirium, hallucinations, schizophrenia; mood disorders; behavioural disorders; anxiety; insomnia, narcolepsy and nightmares. The researcher found group analysis to be a powerful methodology that, if employed correctly, can aid homoeopaths to learn and understand remedies in their ‘totality’. / M

A dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Homoeopathy, TechniKon Natal, Durban, 1994. / This study contains a review of the major recognizable Industrial problem of chronic lead toxicity. Lead poisoning has been recognized for thousands of years, dating beclt to the Roman Empire. Today, Industries In South Africa and worldwide struggle to maintain low blood lead levels In their employees and companies have to abide by regulations to ensure they ere doing all that Is In their power. Cooltson Chemicals (Pty) Limited, In Durban, which has a factory which produces lead based chemicals, was approached with regard to treating the workers exposed to the lead dust and fumes with Homoeopathlc Slmlllimum. This Individualistic Homoeopathlc treatment depends on the person's symptoms and signs on a physical, mental and emotional level, and by treating the person as a whole, the excretion of toxic lead occurs. Thus lower lead levels result. According to Herneeepetntc methodology, It Is the sum of all the symptoms and signs In each Individual ease of a disease that Is the main pointer In the choice of the remedy. This Is where despite many complaining of a slmillar condition, or suffering from a common complaint, different Homoeopathlc remedies may be prescribed. Lower blood lead levels result In fewer retrenchments as once a factory employee continually presents with excessively high blood lead levels, he risks losing his Job. A sample group of twenty volunteers was obtained from this factory and each werker tooit his prescribed medication and had blood and urine tests talten at regular Intervals over five months. The precise methodology and the consequent results are explained In this paper. The results were analysed using the computer program, SGPLUS,to obtain summary statistics. The blood lead results were subjected to The Wilcoxon Signed RankTest to determine the 11kreasesand decreases In the levels over the monitoring period. Due to sample size and the presence to only one group In the research, the remaining results were from visual observation. Based on the problems encountered during this study, recommendations are made If further research Is to be done along similar guidelines. A final conclusion closes the study. The urine porphyrin tests are not a true Indicator of lead metabolism or excretion and these results are therefore not valid. A slight change did occur In the blood lead levels as Is discussed. A great deal of progress remains to be made with the aim of lowering blood lead levels In lead-exposed factory workers. Homoeopathy has the potential to alleviate this serious problem of chronic lead toxicity. Further research could provide Industry with the answer. Presently the emphasis Is on prevention of excessively high blood lead levels with only removal from exposure as the last possible means of alleviating the problem. If a method to solving lead toxicity In the Industrial sphere can be found, It has numerous possibilities In nonIndustry. Thus an opening exists for Homoeopathy. / M

A síndrome da ardência bucal (SAB) é definida como uma sensação de queimação principalmente na língua, palato e ou gengiva ou em outra região da mucosa oral, na ausência de lesão oral específica. Caracterizada por uma contínua, espontânea, e intensa sensação de queimação como se a boca ou a língua tivessem sido escaldadas. A etiologia é pobremente compreendida embora nova evidências como neurológicas, emocionais e alterações hormonais estejam relacionadas com a SAB. É mais comum entre as mulheres na pós-menopausa e causa intenso desconforto e sofrimento. Antidepressivos tricíclicos, benzodiazepínicos e drogas antipsicóticas são as opções mais indicadas no tratamento e mostraram resultados variáveis. O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar a ação do tratamento homeopático na sintomatologia da ardência bucal em duas fases: estudo duplo-cego placebo-controlado e estudo aberto. Associados à SAB, níveis de ansiedade e depressão também foram considerados. Esse estudo foi composto por 31 pacientes diagnosticados com SAB na Clinica do Departamento de Estomatologia da FOUSP, entre julho de 2011 a setembro de 2012. Estes (25 mulheres, e 6 homens média de idade de 58,93 anos, variação 34-85 anos), foram randomizados em dois grupos G1(Arsenicum album) e G2 (Placebo), durante 90 dias, com washout de 30 dias (FASE1). O sintoma ardor bucal e a resposta terapêutica foram avaliadas utilizando uma escala visual de sintomatologia (EVS) a cada visita. Para se avaliar o Efeito global percebido (EGP), utilizou-se uma escala de 5 pontos ao término da FASE 1. O nível de redução sobre o sintoma ardor avaliado pela EVS e o efeito Global percebido (EGP) foram estatisticamente significantes para o grupo G1(Arsenicum album) com redução de sintoma de 44,50% em relação ao placebo (12,65%). Na FASE 2 (estud0 aberto), 28 pacientes que participaram da FASE 1, receberam medicamento homeopático individualizado durante 7 meses, com visitas mensais e Washout de 60 dias. O sintoma ardor e resposta terapêutica foram avaliados utilizando (EVS) inicial obtido ao final da FASE 1, e no final da FASE 2. Houve redução de sintomas no final do tratamento de 64,60%. A análise dos dados nos permitiu concluir que ambos os tratamentos FASE 1 e FASE 2 tiveram efeito terapêutico com significância estatística. Houve efetividade do tratamento homeopático sobre o placebo na sintomatologia da ardência bucal. A FASE 2 apresentou melhores resultados quando comparados aos resultados obtidos na FASE 1. O Grupo Medicamento da FASE 2 foi mais eficaz quando comparado aos Grupos, Medicamento e Placebo da FASE 1, com significância estatística no intervalo de confiança estabelecido. Os melhores resultados foram observados nos pacientes com sintomas entre 6 - 36 meses. / Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is defined as a burning sensation mainly on the tongue, palate and/or gingival or in any other region of the oral mucosa, in the absence of specific oral lesions. BMS is typically characterized by a continuous, spontaneous, and often intense burning sensation as if the mouth or tongue were scaled or on fire. The etiology of this disorder is poorly understood even though new evidence of involvement of neurological, emotional and hormonal alterations. The correct diagnosis of BMS and the exclusion of possible local or systemic factors that can be associated with the symptoms are fundamental. It is most common among postmenopausal women and causes intense discomfort and suffering. This condition often affects the health related quality of life in patients. Tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and antipsychotic drugs are the most accepted options in treatment and show variable results. The aims of this study were to investigate the action of homeopathy treatment in the symptomatological burning mouth syndrome in two phases: double-blind placebo controlled study and open trial study. Association of BMS with level of anxiety and depression had been considered. This study comprised data from 31 patients diagnosed with BMS in the outpatients Clinic of the Department of Stomatology, FOUSP, between July, 2011 and September, 2012. Thirty-one patients (25 women, 6 men median age 58.93 years, range 34-85), were randomized in two groups G1 (Arsenicum album) and G2 (Placebo) during 90 days, with washout for 30 days (PHASE 1).The oral symptoms and the treatment response were assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after the treatment and the global perceived effect (GPE) score using 5 point scale at the end of the PHASE 1. The level of burning reduction assessed by VAS was significant (44.50% with Arsenicum album and 12.65% with Placebo). In the PHASE 2, twenty-eight patients that participate of the PHASE 1, received individualized homeopathic medication during 7 months, with monthly visits and washout for 60 days. The symptoms and therapeutic response were assessed using VAS before and after treatment and the global perceived effect (GPE) at the end of PHASE 2. The level of burning reduction assessed by VAS was 64.60%. We concluded that both treatment PHASE1 and PHASE 2 had therapeutic effectiveness with statistical significance. The use of arsenicum album was better than Placebo to control the BMS symptoms. PHASE 2 showed the best results when compared to PHASE 1. The medication Group in PHASE 2 was more effective when compared to the groups, arsenicum album and Placebo of the PHASE 1, with statistical significance. The best results were observed in the patients between 6-36 months under treatment.

A síndrome da ardência bucal (SAB) é definida como uma sensação de queimação principalmente na língua, palato e ou gengiva ou em outra região da mucosa oral, na ausência de lesão oral específica. Caracterizada por uma contínua, espontânea, e intensa sensação de queimação como se a boca ou a língua tivessem sido escaldadas. A etiologia é pobremente compreendida embora nova evidências como neurológicas, emocionais e alterações hormonais estejam relacionadas com a SAB. É mais comum entre as mulheres na pós-menopausa e causa intenso desconforto e sofrimento. Antidepressivos tricíclicos, benzodiazepínicos e drogas antipsicóticas são as opções mais indicadas no tratamento e mostraram resultados variáveis. O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar a ação do tratamento homeopático na sintomatologia da ardência bucal em duas fases: estudo duplo-cego placebo-controlado e estudo aberto. Associados à SAB, níveis de ansiedade e depressão também foram considerados. Esse estudo foi composto por 31 pacientes diagnosticados com SAB na Clinica do Departamento de Estomatologia da FOUSP, entre julho de 2011 a setembro de 2012. Estes (25 mulheres, e 6 homens média de idade de 58,93 anos, variação 34-85 anos), foram randomizados em dois grupos G1(Arsenicum album) e G2 (Placebo), durante 90 dias, com washout de 30 dias (FASE1). O sintoma ardor bucal e a resposta terapêutica foram avaliadas utilizando uma escala visual de sintomatologia (EVS) a cada visita. Para se avaliar o Efeito global percebido (EGP), utilizou-se uma escala de 5 pontos ao término da FASE 1. O nível de redução sobre o sintoma ardor avaliado pela EVS e o efeito Global percebido (EGP) foram estatisticamente significantes para o grupo G1(Arsenicum album) com redução de sintoma de 44,50% em relação ao placebo (12,65%). Na FASE 2 (estud0 aberto), 28 pacientes que participaram da FASE 1, receberam medicamento homeopático individualizado durante 7 meses, com visitas mensais e Washout de 60 dias. O sintoma ardor e resposta terapêutica foram avaliados utilizando (EVS) inicial obtido ao final da FASE 1, e no final da FASE 2. Houve redução de sintomas no final do tratamento de 64,60%. A análise dos dados nos permitiu concluir que ambos os tratamentos FASE 1 e FASE 2 tiveram efeito terapêutico com significância estatística. Houve efetividade do tratamento homeopático sobre o placebo na sintomatologia da ardência bucal. A FASE 2 apresentou melhores resultados quando comparados aos resultados obtidos na FASE 1. O Grupo Medicamento da FASE 2 foi mais eficaz quando comparado aos Grupos, Medicamento e Placebo da FASE 1, com significância estatística no intervalo de confiança estabelecido. Os melhores resultados foram observados nos pacientes com sintomas entre 6 - 36 meses. / Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is defined as a burning sensation mainly on the tongue, palate and/or gingival or in any other region of the oral mucosa, in the absence of specific oral lesions. BMS is typically characterized by a continuous, spontaneous, and often intense burning sensation as if the mouth or tongue were scaled or on fire. The etiology of this disorder is poorly understood even though new evidence of involvement of neurological, emotional and hormonal alterations. The correct diagnosis of BMS and the exclusion of possible local or systemic factors that can be associated with the symptoms are fundamental. It is most common among postmenopausal women and causes intense discomfort and suffering. This condition often affects the health related quality of life in patients. Tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and antipsychotic drugs are the most accepted options in treatment and show variable results. The aims of this study were to investigate the action of homeopathy treatment in the symptomatological burning mouth syndrome in two phases: double-blind placebo controlled study and open trial study. Association of BMS with level of anxiety and depression had been considered. This study comprised data from 31 patients diagnosed with BMS in the outpatients Clinic of the Department of Stomatology, FOUSP, between July, 2011 and September, 2012. Thirty-one patients (25 women, 6 men median age 58.93 years, range 34-85), were randomized in two groups G1 (Arsenicum album) and G2 (Placebo) during 90 days, with washout for 30 days (PHASE 1).The oral symptoms and the treatment response were assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after the treatment and the global perceived effect (GPE) score using 5 point scale at the end of the PHASE 1. The level of burning reduction assessed by VAS was significant (44.50% with Arsenicum album and 12.65% with Placebo). In the PHASE 2, twenty-eight patients that participate of the PHASE 1, received individualized homeopathic medication during 7 months, with monthly visits and washout for 60 days. The symptoms and therapeutic response were assessed using VAS before and after treatment and the global perceived effect (GPE) at the end of PHASE 2. The level of burning reduction assessed by VAS was 64.60%. We concluded that both treatment PHASE1 and PHASE 2 had therapeutic effectiveness with statistical significance. The use of arsenicum album was better than Placebo to control the BMS symptoms. PHASE 2 showed the best results when compared to PHASE 1. The medication Group in PHASE 2 was more effective when compared to the groups, arsenicum album and Placebo of the PHASE 1, with statistical significance. The best results were observed in the patients between 6-36 months under treatment.

<p>Color, Hygiene, and Body Politics: French Neo-Impressionist Theories of Vision and Volition, 1870-1905, explores the little studied "pragmatic" dimension of Neo-Impressionist theory and practice to reveal the full social and political import of Divisionist technique. Specifically, it examines how Neo-Impressionist painters such as Georges Seurat (1859-1891), Paul Signac (1863-1935), and Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), as well as their anarchist allies, applied artistic and political tenets to their daily practices, including hygienic habits and medical treatments. Neo-Impressionist Divisionism was based on a physiological awareness that the balanced use of three optical nerves generated a sense of harmony. By examining the ethical aspects of neuro-psychological color theories in nineteenth-century Europe, this research demonstrates that this awareness was not merely a matter of optics, but a part of the prevalent socio-ethical discourse of energy efficiency. </p><p>The first chapter, "Color Perception and Mental Labor: Divisionism and the Ethic of Nineteenth-Century Neuro-psychology," examines the history of nineteenth-century neuro-psychology to address how, in the fields of art and science, color perception was identified as an action. The chapter focuses on widespread neuro-psychological notions of "reflex theory," "nervous fatigue," and "homeostasis," all of which regulated the Neo-Impressionist concept of color harmony. Illuminating the Neo-Impressionist neural ethic, this chapter focuses on the behavioral phase of the Neo-Impressionist aesthetics neglected by previous studies. </p><p>The second chapter, "Neuro-psychological Space in Color and Dynamism," explores how this behavioral discourse was visualized in Neo-Impressionist painterly space. Contrary to Kantian a priori space, prominent theorists, such as Taine, Spencer, and Ribot who influenced the Neo-Impressionists, upheld the idea of dynamic space. As the raison d'être for this new space resided in the dynamic interaction between the self and the world, action became fundamental to its formation. Color in such new spaces was the perceptual bedrock, since optical nerves defined external objects chiefly as color. This chapter underscores the connection between dynamism and color in painterly space, through which the viewer could voluntarily engage with the world. </p><p>The third chapter, "Therapeutic Color and the Neo-Impressionists' Daily Practices," delves into the Neo-Impressionists' health-related pursuits including their commitment to hydrotherapy, color therapy, and homeopathy, all associated with an ecological concern for the equilibrium between the self and the environment. This comprehensive examination reveals an overlooked behavioral aspect of Neo-Impressionist theory, which was a critical dimension of their world-view that sought to merge art and life. The first section examines the artists' commitment to bathing and hydrotherapy through an analysis of the art and writings of Camille Pissarro and his anarchist allies. The second part examines the theory of color therapy developed by Dr. Paul Ferdinand Gachet, and his impact on the Neo-Impressionists. In the final section, I consider the broader implications of the Neo-Impressionist embrace of homeopathic practices with reference to a theory of ecological equilibrium.</p> / Dissertation

Thesis (M.Tech.: Homoeopathy)-Durban University of Technology, 2008. xiv, 222 leaves / A proving of ivory from the male African elephant (Loxodonta africana) 30CH was conducted. The proving symptoms were then analysed according to the doctrine of signatures, and compared to the proving symptoms of Lac Loxodonta africana. Aims and Objectives of the study The aim of this study was to identify the effects of ivory from male African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in a 30CH dilution, on healthy provers, and to record the clearly observable signs and symptoms produced by the provers, so as to determine the material medica of the proven substance. The objective of the study was to analyze the symptoms obtained from the proving according to the doctrine of signatures, and to establish any correlation that may exist between the homoeopathic drug picture produced and this doctrine. Methodology The remedy was derived from the tusk of a male african elephant (Loxodonta africana) and was prepared in accordance to the German Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (Drishien, 2003:36-38). The remedy was dispensed in the form of six lactose powders. The research was conducted as a randomised, double blind placebo controlled study. A group of provers (26) that were carefully selected from the general public (Appendix A) were divided into two groups. Recruitment commenced by obtaining suitable provers through speaking to fellow homoeopathic students, as ii well as members of the general public. The researchers conducted interviews with potential provers, excluding those that did not meet the inclusion criteria (Appendix A). The provers were randomly divided into two groups, and instructed to begin recording in their journals a week before starting the remedy, and a week after taking the remedy. The provers continued to record all symptoms until the symptoms abated and continued recording after this time for another two weeks. Once the proving had been completed another full case history and physical exam was performed. Results After the results were collaborated the proving symptoms were then analysed according to the doctrine of signatures. The results of this proving indicated that Loxodonta africana has the potential to be a valuable remedy in homoeopathic practice. Proving signs and symptoms revealed that the remedy could be indicated for mental and emotional conditions as well as a variety of physical diseases. The results of this research confirmed the hypothesis that the proving of Loxodonta africana 30CH would produce clear observable signs and symptoms when administered to healthy individuals. The results of this research also confirmed the second hypothesis that a comparison would exist between the proving symptoms and a doctrine of signatures analysis. Conclusion Thus the proving of Loxodonta africana and the subsequent comparison to the doctrine of signatures has the potential to become a well utilised homoeopathic remedy.

Mini-dissertation in partial compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, in the Department of Homoeopathy at the Durban University of Technology, 2008. / Within healthcare, patient satisfaction is a combination of need, expectation and the experience of care being provided. Patient satisfaction is an intermediate outcome, and is an important measure of the quality of the overall care provided. Healthcare which does not satisfy the patient is usually less effective, because less satisfied patients tend not to comply with instructions, they take longer to follow up with appointments and they have a poor understanding of their medical condition (Wilkin, Hallam and Dogget, 1994; AI-Assaf, 1998). The provision of overall quality healthcare for patients is a key motivation for many service providers. Therefore, determining the level of patient satisfaction forms a very important part of managing and fulfilling the patients' healthcare needs (Smith, 2001a). Furthermore, surveys of patient satisfaction form an essential role in assessing public opinion of the service provided. Thus, the evaluation of the service provided by a clinic can be reflected in the degree of satisfaction perceived by individuals receiving the services as elicited by a patient perception survey. This study assess patient’s perception of the service provided at the Homoeopathic Day Clinic (HDC) at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). The use of a self-administered questionnaire to establish patient satisfaction was applied. No names were required and all data has been kept strictly confidential. This information will subsequently be used to improve the quality of the service offered at this facility and increase the degree of patient satisfaction experienced. The sample group of the first 100 patients that consulted the HDC at the DUT between July and November 2007 that voluntarily participated in this study were included in the study by means of convenience sampling.In this study there is generally a high degree of satisfaction with the healthcare and services provided. Areas of particularly high satisfaction are related to patients’ arrival to the clinic where they were both promptly and politely greeted, as well as in relationship to the approachability/friendliness of the Homoeopathic student, and the instructions given on how to take the medicine. Areas that revealed lower degrees of satisfaction are advertising, both in media and by signage, as well as the accessibility of the clinic for disabled patients.

Zugl.: Braunschweig, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2009 / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2005. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 518-539). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.