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Schwabe News Volume 5 | Issue 3-6 | March – June 2014

Editorial

Schwabe has been the front runner to bring in modern technologies in homoeopathy. It is one of the leading homoeopathic organisations in providing scientific information to the doctors and homoeopathic drug users. From time to time Schwabe India updates its users through its websites or e-newsletters. It also provides an option to users and doctors to order online because many of the rare drugs are not readily available with the distributors. Often users of SchwabeIndia.com provide suggestions to make the website more user-friendly. Keeping this in mind Schwabe India has recently upgraded its website. Many new features have been added. It is covered in the current news section along with information on visit of doctors and students to Schwabe India manufacturing facility.

It is known that Schwabe actively involves in new researches and development of homoeopathy. Provings section covers couple of provings done by Schwabe Group in association with Dr. David Riley of USA. Provings of Galphimia glauca and Schwabe introduced drug Okoubaka have brought out many new symptoms hitherto unknown. Have a glimpse on them, use them in clinical practice and give your feedback.

Mother tincture info series covers Abelmoschus, Adonis vernalis and Ailanthus glandulosus. Abelmoschus is primarily used as stimulant tonic, carminative, diuretic and antispasmodic and in neurological problems. Whereas Adonis vernalis and Ailanthus glandulosus are cardiac and digestive drugs respectively. Demand for these drugs are increasing. Scientific information given will be useful for its effective utilization.

Schwabe India has recently introduced couple of products in its Topi and 1x tablets range. Topi Cardiospermum is a well-researched product for the last few decades. Many scientific studies have proved its efficacy on dermatological problems. Holarrhena antidysenterica is an Indian drug which is a time tested herb for its anti-dysentery properties as well as widely studies drug as per modern scientific methodologies and protocols. Along with these drugs, scientific literature is also provided under product watch for Alpha-SH, a product which has gained popularity for sinus headache and related allergic problems.

Our research news covers couple of clinical and proving related studies. Homoeopathy is effective as supportive therapy in tuberculosis and rheumatoid arthritis are now scientifically established. Other two papers have provided thoughts about the methodologies of pathogenetic trials and our way of teaching to undergraduates.

Do send us your feedback on this issue.

Dr. R. Valavan, BHMS, MD (Hom), MBA

Editor