Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Technikon Natal, 1999. / The purpose of this study was to compare the relative effectiveness of a homoeopathic complex consisting of: Kalium Bromatum 9CH, Selenium 9CH, Sulphur Iodatum 15CH, Natrum Muriaticum 15CH and Silicea Terra 30CH; and a herbal complex containing: Echinacea purpurea, Arctium lappa, Berberis aquifolium and Taraxacum officinalis in the treatment of acne vulgaris in terms of its clinical manifestations. / M

Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology in the Department of Homeopathy, Technikon Natal, 1996. / The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of pnvtotneraoeuttc treatment on psychogenic impotence in terms of the patient's perception to the treatment. / M

A dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's in Technology: Homoeopathy, Technikon Natal, 1998. / During the six-week life span of broiler chickens, stress, vaccination reactions and disease may lead to poor feed conversion efficiency and increased mortality rates. The purpose of this study was to determine whether homoeopathic medicines would influence the feed conversion efficiency, mortality rates and incidence of infectious coryza and related respiratory syndromes in broiler chickens. / M

Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology, Homoeopathy at Technikon Natal, 1994. / The purpose of this project was to determine how effective Physostigma venenosum is as a Homoeopathic treatment of myopia. Myopia does not have a history of spontaneous remission, therefore some form of treatment is required. Glasses and contact lenses, both widely used, have been of tremendous value in relieving the symptoms\xB7 of myopia. / M

M.Tech. (Biotechnology) / Spectacles and contact lenses are the most widely used optical appliances to manage myopia. Surgical techniques are an alternative but the outcome of surgery can be unpredictable and the procedures are costly. Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a condition characterised by blurred distant vision. Both a more lasting cure and a more cost-effective alternative solution in the treatment of myopia are desirable. The effectiveness of the homoeopathic remedy, Physostigma 30CH on its own, the Bates method on its own and a combination of the homoeopathic remedy and the Bates method in reducing myopia were determined. Thirty suitable myopic subjects between the ages of 21 - 34 years were selected. Subjects were paired in terms of age, race and sex on a double-blind basis. This research was conducted in three stages of thirty days each. During stage one the experimental group performed the Bates method, while the control group performed the modified Bates method. During stage two the experimental group received the .homoeopathic remedy, Physostigma 30CH, whilst the control group received a placebo. During stage three the experimental group performed the Bates method and received the homoeopathic remedy, Physostigma 30CH, whilst the control group performed the modified Bates method and received the placebo. Each subject underwent an optometric examination before and after each of the abovementioned stages. During the eye examination, the aided and unaided visual acuity, left and right refractions, accommodative flexibility and accommodation amplitude were determined by a qualified optometrist. After each eye examination a questionnaire was completed to determine the patient's subjective feelings ofthe treatment. The data was analyzed using a 2-sample t-test (incorporating the Levence test) for determining the statistical significance within each different stage of the research. The significant (2-tailed) p-values for the statistical significance between the two groups were obtained in order to indicate whether there was a reduction in myopia in either the experimental or the control group or both.

Dr. P.S. Bayliss Dr. M.R. Moiloa

M. Tech. / Complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) have become increasingly widespread in countries throughout the world in recent years. Alternative medications, including homoeopathic, are now commonly available for purchase from pharmacies, health shops and even supermarkets in South Africa. Due to this, pharmacists particularly, as the point of first contact for members of the public, have an increased responsibility towards their patients to have a certain working knowledge of these products. However, pharmacists receive little training of this nature during their formal education. Their consequent lack of understanding about homoeopathy may be detrimental to the optimal health management of patients by pharmacists, as well as to the growth of the homoeopathic and alternative medicine industries in South Africa (Montagne, 1997). The aim of this research was to establish the perceptions of homoeopathy among professional pharmacists and qualified pharmacists' assistants in the Greater Johannesburg area. The information gained is intended to provide valuable baseline information about how homoeopathy is viewed by these professionals and to provide a framework for further research in other geographic areas of South Africa. This information may also be helpful in the development of future homoeopathic education programmes for the pharmaceutical industry. A sample group of 50 pharmacists and pharmacists' assistants working in retail pharmacies in the Greater Johannesburg area were randomly invited to complete a written survey regarding their personal and professional perceptions of homoeopathy. Twenty seven fully qualified pharmacists and 23 pharmacists' assistants completed the survey between the 25 October 2007 and the 16 January 2008. The results indicated that in some respects there are differences of opinion between pharmacists and pharmacy assistants with regard to issues surrounding homoeopathy, as well as between people who have been qualified for different lengths of time. The results however, reflect a general trend toward acceptance and interest in homoeopathy in the pharmacy profession. There was little statistical difference between the answers given by male and female participants, or participants from different racial groups.

Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Homoeopathy at Technikon Natal, 1997. / The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the efficacy of a Homoeopathic Migraine complex, consisting of Iris Versicolor, Spigelia Anthelmia and Sanguinaria Canadensis, in the treatment of migraine headaches, in terms of the patients perception with respect to the frequency, severity and duration of the migraine attacks, to determine what role the Homoeopathic Migraine complex plays in the management of migraine headaches. / M

A dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Homoeopathy, Technikon NataI, 1994. / The efficacy of Pilocarpus Jaborandi in the management of emotional palmar hyperhidrosis was studied. It was hypothesised that this homoeopathic drug would cause a significant decrease in sweat production rates. The study was double blinded and consisted of thirty treated patients, with fifteen patients in group and fifteen patients in the the placebo group. Patients were chosen by convenience sampling with no specifications of age or sex. The treated group received Pilocarpus Jaborandi 9 CH, and were instructed to take five pills on waking everyday for ninety days. The other group received a placebo also for ninety days. Quantification of the first day, on ninetieth day of sweat production was done on the forty-fifth day and treatment, by means of on the sweat collection tests. In each test sweat was / M

Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements of the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016. / Aim The purpose of this research study was to compare the similarity and differences of the rubrics from a proving of a homoeopathic complex (Cinnabaris 12CH, Hydrastis canadensis 12CH and Kalium bichromicum 12CH) in order to establish whether the symptoms are similar to the individual constituents, or whether a new remedy is produced when individual remedies are combined. The research questions addressed by the study were: 1) Will the twelfth centesimal potency (12CH) of the homoeopathic complex produce clearly observable signs and symptoms in healthy provers? 2) Will the majority of signs and symptoms of the complex be similar to those of its constituent parts? Methodology The proving was a randomised double blind placebo controlled study involving 20 participants who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The provers were randomly assigned to either a verum (80%) or placebo group (20%). Provers recorded their symptoms in their journals for one week prior to administration of the proving complex in order to establish a baseline for comparison. The proving complex was in form of lactose granules dispensed in lactose powders. Provers were given six lactose powders, one powder to be taken sublingually three times a day or until symptoms occurred. The provers recorded all mental or physical symptoms experienced in their journals. Once the proving was completed the journals were collected and symptoms derived from the recordings were collated and analysed. This information was converted to materia medica and repertory format. The researcher then analysed each rubric in order to establish if any or all of the three remedies of the complex appeared in that rubric. This comparison reflected the number of rubrics that contained the individual remedies of the complex. In this way the researcher established the rubrics that were unique to the complex as a whole. vi Results A total of 337 rubrics were produced by the proving. The analysis of rubrics showed that 216 rubrics did not contain any of the three remedies; 72 rubrics contained at least one of the three remedies; 29 rubrics contained two of the three remedies; and 20 rubrics contained all three remedies. Eighteen new rubrics were identified. In analysing the symptoms elucidated, a definite polarity between symptoms was noted, including within the same prover. This was the case with mental and physical symptoms. A vast range of symptoms was produced, spanning 29 sections of the repertory, with the majority being physical, related to headaches were quite common amongst provers, pain in the abdominal region, pain in the extremities, eye symptoms such as lachrymation and pain, pain in the throat, chest and neck, skin eruptions. Sinusitis or rhinitis symptoms such as nasal itching, sinus congestion, nasal discharge and sneezing were observed. A significant change in appetite and thirst was seen. The main regions that had an affinity for the complex were the head, abdomen and extremities with pain as the main symptom. Conclusion The substance did produce signs and symptoms in the provers, so Research Question 1 was answered with a “Yes”. Only a small proportion (0.05%) of the rubrics from the proving contained all three constituent remedies, therefore Research Question 2 was answered with a “No”. The results show that although the proving symptoms shared a small degree of similarity to the constituent remedies, the complex as an entity formed its own individual picture. / M