M.Tech. (Homeopathy) / The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a mother tincture preparation of Vitex agnus-castus and a hornoeopathic 3x preparation of Vitex agnus-castus in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome. A sample of 15 subjects suffering from premenstrual syndrome was selected. The subjects were selected according to the diagnostic criteria of premenstrual syndrome and certain other criteria requtred for the study. The subjects were given questionnaires to complete regarding their medical history and menstrual details. All subjects signed a consent form before participating in the study. The subjects recorded their premenstrual symptoms on a PMS chart over two months. After the diagnosis of premenstrual syndrome was made. the subjects were then randomly divided into three equally sized groups by a neutral homoeopath. The first group received placebo medication. the second received a homoeopathic 3x preparation of Vitex agnus-castus and the third received a mother tincture preparation of Vitex agnus-eastus. Each subject was given Instructions on how and when to take her medication. At no stage did either the researcher or the subjects know which medication they were receiving. The subjects took their medication for three months. during which they continued to record their symptoms daily. After three months. the PMS charts were again collected and the scores compared to the pre-treatment scores. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to statistically analyse the results. The homoeopathic 3x preparation of Vitex agnus-eastus was found to bring about a statistically significant improvement in symptoms. while the mother tincture preparation of Vitex agnus-castus was not. The common name of Vitex agnus-castus used in homoeopathy is Agnus castus. For the sake of consistency. the name Vitex agnus cestus. as used in the German Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia. shall be used throughout.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:11303 |
| Date | 02 June 2014 |
| Creators | Woodcock, Gillian |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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