M.Tech. (Homoeopathy) / The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Homoeopathic remedy Arnica montana 12 CH on blood coagulation. For years Arnica montana has been used to treat injuries where there is bleeding and bruising. The arrest of bleeding is accomplished by a number of mechanisms,one of which is blood coagulation. The study was conducted using 21 volunteers with each person acting as his or her own control Two blood samples were collected from each patient over a three day period. After preparing fresh whole blood samples and platelet-poor plasma, full blood count and coagulation assays were run using the Cell-Dyn 1700 system and the Automated Coagulation Laboratory analyser respectively. The average from the two days were calculated and statistically analysed using the Two way ANDVA method of analysis. Results showed that the differences between the experimental group and the control group were too small to be statistically significant. This showed that Arnica montana 12 CH had no significant effect on blood coagulation. It is interesting to note that the alcohol group had almost the same results as the experimental group.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:11085 |
| Date | 14 May 2014 |
| Creators | Motala, Vicky Ayesha |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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