Role Of Homoeopathy In Bronchial Asthma With Homoeopathic Materia Medica

A 64 years old male patient was suffering from asthma since last six months. In spite of all modes of treatment his condition was not relieved. Patient’s one peculiar habit was sitting down in knee-chest position. He was feeling very hot. He had put on the fan at full speed and was still perspiring. The patient was breathless and nothing seemed to be helping him.

With the help of Materia Medica, he was given Medorrhinum 30, 2 pills every 4 hours. Within 1 week, the patient was much better without any difficulty. He started working within a month’s time and all his complaints improved substantially.

Hompath Wildfire - Keynotes

This case was treated by Renowned Homoeopath Dr. Jawahar Shah. From this case upcoming homoeopaths can learn that even the acute exacerbation of diseases like asthma can be handled. This miraculous effect is possible only with Homoeopathic Materia Medica and the similimum is the only solution to the problem. Over 230 million people, including children, are suffering from Bronchial Asthma globally. Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of airways, characterized by hyper-responsiveness and clinically manifested with periodic attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing.

Dr. Shah has cured many patients purely with Homoeopathic medicines since 36 years of his practice. He was able to cure and have helped other patients gain relief for bronchial asthma through homeopathic materia medica. The following snapshots of cases may elucidate how Dr. Shah chooses the proper remedy.

Kali bichromicum worked wonders for Mr. S.K. who gets an attack with chest pain whenever he drinks beer. He complained of chest pain is in one spot and whenever he presses this spot, thick yellow expectoration comes out. As soon as some expectoration comes out he feels much better.

Lachesis was the correct remedy for Mrs. P.N., who had marked choked up feeling with loud breathing and audible ronchi. Her complaints were aggravated by tight clothes, night, after dinner, exertion, in closed room and better by sitting up, loosening clothes, in air-conditioned atmosphere and in open air.

Natrum Sulph helped Mrs. N.C. from Dubai, who was short-tempered, moody, irritable and brooding in nature. She must hold chest while coughing. She would have typical aggravation by damp, monsoon, getting wet, taking bat, draft of air and cold drinks. She would feel better in dry climate, Warm room and warm drinks.

Hompath Wildfire - Materia Medica

Thuja was the correct remedy for Mr. B.D.N. had been suffering from bronchial asthma for the last 40 years. He was thermally chilly, anxious about his health, requires support yet leading personality. Dr. Shah gave prescribed on the basis of sycotic miasm, chilliness and marked anxiety.

Sepia helped Mrs. M.V. who had asthmatic attacks at night, lay with head bent forward, then cough with expectoration of tenacious saliva. She was always feeling better from moving around at a faster speed. She had a concomitant of thick white leucorrhoea.

According to Dr. Jawahar Shah, Homoeopathy, being a tailor-made individualistic therapeutic modality, has an edge over other systems of medicine in such a hetra-headed clinical condition. Sometimes he used the particular rubric at the general level and select a drug accordingly from materia medica could be one of the ways to prescribe a drug & to reach cure.

After thorough study of materia medica, we can understand and treat patients effectively by understanding the remedy picture of the patient and his phase and can expect good result. Sometimes a keynote symptom has vital role in selection of a remedy. In some cases, modalities give us important clue for selection of a remedy. Thus, materia medica is very important tool to decide medicine after completion of the case-taking in the process of remedy selection.

Robin Murphy Repertory- A New Approach To Clinical Homoeopathy

Modern homoeopathic practice entails a more clinical and practical approach towards patient diagnosis and remedy selection. The dynamicity of our science is such that we see the addition of newly proved remedies to the homoeopathic armamentum everyday.

Robin Murphy Repertory is the answer to the changing mode of prescribing in homoeopathy. The 3rd edition of the Robin Murphy Repertory is the upgraded version of the second, having 20,000 new rubrics and hundreds of new remedies.

The new Robin Murphy Repertory boasts of an updated database of modern medical terminology and disorders. It comprises thousands of new clinical rubrics that the physician can refer easily and in a more efficient manner.

An alphabetical mode of formatting of the Chapters as well as the rubrics and sub-rubrics makes searching through the vast and well-researched 74 chapters in the Robin Murphy Repertory an easy task and a delightful experience.

Robin Murphy Repertory includes gems from the original Kent’s repertory, as well as significant embellishments from the literature of Samuel Hahnemann, Allen, Hering, Boericke, Knerr, Kunzli, Phatak, Boenninghausen, Burnett, Clarke, Grimmer, Julian, Kunzli, Nash, and many more noted authors.

All the additions included in the repertory have been included after a methodical review of the enormous literature of our homoeopathic treasures, so that the final output is a well-authenticated piece of writing that is the Robin Murphy Repertory.

With the concept of keeping practicality as the core of the Robin Murphy Repertory, Dr. Murphy himself adds a host of clinical updates from his years of homoeopathic experience and herbal study. Thousands of new clinical rubrics have been especially incorporated in sections of emergencies, infections, mental disorders and pathologies, thereby improving the chance of finding the similimum more easily than we thought in many clinical and pathological conditions.

Some rubrics found only in Murphy’s Repertory

[Murphy] [Clinical] Acne, general: Chocolate, from:

[Murphy] [Spleen] Bubbling, sensation:

The new remedies added in various rubrics staunchly refute the allegations that homoeopathy is an ancient and stagnant science. In fact, many new remedies added in Robin Murphy Repertory are dynamized versions of the modern allopathic drugs.

[Murphy] [Sleep] Yawning, general: Vomiting, between the acts of:

New Chapters in Robin Murphy Repertory: Cancer, Clinical, Dreams, Fainting, Gallbladder, Speech, Spleen, Taste, Time, Vaccinations, Weakness.

[Murphy] [Gallbladder] Bile, general: Yellow, watery bile, full of pale:

New Clinical Rubrics in Robin Murphy Repertory : Addictions, A.I.D.S., Anxiety attacks, Asphyxia, Appendicitis, Auto-immune disorders, Burns, Cancers, Chemotherapy, Chronic Fatigue, Compulsive-Obsessive Disorder, Coma, Dehydration, Diabetes, Drug overdose, Endometriosis, Food Poisoning, Gastroenteritis, Hepatitis, Herpes, Infertility, Influenza, Malaria, Mononucleosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Radiation Sickness, Retinitis, SARS, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Sea sickness, Surgery, Tetanus, Tourette's syndrome, Typhoid fever, Vaccinations, etc.

[Murphy] [Clinical] AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome:

The Robin Murphy Repertory is one of the pioneers of the changing face of homoeopathy, veering the trend towards a more practical and clinical approach to the science, so that the physician can give a more confident prescription, thereby ensuring sure success in his practice.

Homeopathy and Homeopathic remedies, an answer to the incurable psoriasis

Researches have evidently proved that psoriatic patients experienced a momentous improvement in their disease manifestation as well as the quality of their lives after taking Homeopathic treatment.

Psoriasis, an auto-immune inflammatory disorder primarily affecting the skin has been classified into basic five types as plaque, guttate, inverse, pustular and erythrodermic. The disease is marked by silvery white scaly patches appearing in the epidermal layer of the skin. Lesions commonly appear in the skin above the elbow and knees but may appear anywhere on the body. It is a chronic disorder marked with a tendency to recur at regular period of intervals.

Causes of psoriasis are stiff unknown but in many cases there have been evidences of genetic predispositions. However, there are many triggers which are known to aggravate the prevailing psoriatic conditions thereby making it a challenging condition to be treated.

Major stressor causes include:

• Stress
• Cold Climatic Condition
• Discontinuing certain medicines like corticosteroids
• Injury

Flaring up of the disease can be brought about by injury to the skin known as Koebner Phenomena. Psoriasis may affect the joint and cause severe forms of arthropathies known as psoriatic arthropathy or psoriatic arthritis.

Homeopathy believes that psoriasis is an immune mediated condition brought about by faulty signals sent in the body's immune system. Therefore, Homeopathy works to stabilize the anomalous immune system. Homeopathic medicines arouse the body's own healing abilities by restoring the balance of the immune system and decreasing the person’s susceptibility towards a trigger agent that aggravates the disease.

The duration of Homeopathic treatment varies from case to case depending on the following factors:

• Time duration of psoriatic affection
• Parts of the body affected
• Extent of spread of the lesions
• Any previous medications taken like steroids
• General health and associated diseases

Homeopathic treatment of psoriasis has been very controversial amongst the people taking treatment for it as the immediate change observed by them after the Homeopathic medicine has been given for the first time, is diverse in different patients. Some experience a slight amelioration; some report no change whereas some report a bad flaring up of the complaints. Most of patients of psoriasis usually observe ameliorating results in about 1-2 months of Homoeopathic treatment and complete relief maybe observed in about 1 to 2 years.

The Homeopathic response can be illustrated through various cases treated with Homeopathy:

A 58 year old widow suffered from extensive psoriasis affecting her scalp, face, chest and both hands along with rheumatic complaints of the joints especially the wrist and ankles marked with great rigidity and swelling. Her history revealed that it was 4 years ago that she had lost her husband and she had a tendency to brood over the past unpleasant situations with lot of weeping. She had two sons one of whom was an earning member and the other studying. The family suffered from great financial difficulties as the earning son lived separately not caring for her mother or his family.

Homeopathic Remedy given: Medo 1000 2 doses (to be taken 12 hours apart) were given.

After 3 weeks: Aggravation of joint pains for few days. Sep 200 3 doses were given. One dose taken daily at bedtime for 3 days.

After 10 days: Some improvement in stiffness at the joints noticed whereas skin lesions healed up. Kali Sulph 6X, 5 tablets to be taken thrice a day with Sep 10M 2 doses to be taken 12 hours apart.

Skin and Rheumatic complaints improved within a month. Patient has had no relapse of both the complaints.

Rubrics considered:

• Weeping while narrating her illness
• Despair of recovery
• Mortification ailments from
• Psoriasis
• Worse wet weather

Homeopathic case of psoriasis

 Psoriasis is known to be a psychosomatic disorder having its root cause to be an internal ailment. Hence, its complete cure necessarily needs a remedial influence which can essentially eradicate the malady from its root. Homoeopathy is one such system of medicine which believes in stimulating the immune system to eliminate the cause and thus, effectively treat the disease.

Efficacy of Homeopathy In Allergic Disorders & Its Homeopathic Therapeutics

In developing countries like India, the rate of allergic patients is increasing rapidly. Currently 10% to 30% population is affected by various allergic disorders worldwide. The main causative factors are dietary errors and faulty life style.

What Is Allergy?

An Allergy is a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system. It is an abnormal reaction or increased Sensitivity to specific substance. Allergic person's immune system easily reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment. Allergies can manifest after ingestion, inhalation, injection and infestation etc. Non-allergic person never gets affected by specific substances which affects allergic individuals on even exposure.

Types:

Normally reactions are to contact, food and airborne allergens. There are many common substances to which people may develop an allergic response.

1. Food: Such as proteins, eggs, milk and dairy, seafood, wheat, peanuts, certain vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes etc. The allergens in food are responsible for inciting an allergic reaction. They are proteins which are resistant to heat of cooking, the acid in the stomach and the intestinal digestive enzymes. As a result, these allergens survive to cross the gastrointestinal lining, enter the bloodstream, and go to target organs, or parts causing allergic reactions throughout the body.
2. Common Environmental Factors: Such as pollen, dust, sunlight, dust mites, animal fur, etc.
3. Various Natural and Synthetic substances such as pesticides, nickel, latex, medicines like sulpha drugs, penicillin etc. can cause severe allergic reactions.

Precautions and Allopathic View:

The primary step is to avoid exposure to the allergen as much as possible. This is effective but not possible in highly susceptible individuals. Immunotherapy as well as drugs like corticosteroids and anti-histamines may not give permanent relief or a long lasting relief.

Homeopathic Philosophy and Treatment:

Homeopathy is an advanced progressive medical science. The goal of Homeopathy allergy treatment is the strengthening of the individual’s immune system. This is possible through constitutional treatment which decreases the hypersensitivity to the substance. Homeopathic medicines aid to restore the deviated state of hyper-susceptibility back to normal susceptibility. It alters immune system reaction to allergen.

Homeopathic medicines act by:

• Removing the allergic symptoms
• Preventing exacerbations
• Controlling and help in curing the altered immune response and decreasing sensitivity

The person seeking Homeopathic treatment for allergy undergoes detailed case taking. Homeopathic case-taking includes detailed history of life circumstances around the time of onset of the allergy symptoms, situations which cause an exacerbation of the allergy symptoms, situations which leads to a relief from allergy symptoms, feelings aroused by the allergy symptoms etc. In allergic conditions, hosts as well as the environmental factors are important for Homeopathic doctor while selecting medicine.

When Homeopathic similimum is difficult to find, some general and specific medicines may provide symptomatic relief from allergies. Like, Pulsatilla and Arsenic Alb are very useful in fruit allergy, Ferrum met and Tuberculinum works effectively in egg allergies.

Homeopathy drugs for Egg allergy

Phosphorous is infallible drug in banana allergy, Sulphur is efficacious in chocolate allergy and Blatta orientalis and Python for dust allergy.

Homeopathy drugs for Dust allergy

Homeopathy is the best solution for allergic patients for permanent cure as homeopathic drugs helps in improving the constitution of the person and increase immunity.

How Confidently Can You As Homeopathic Healer Treat Asthma With Homeopathy?

It has been estimated that about 300 million people in the world and 30 million people in our country are a prey to various forms of asthma accounting to a total of 10% of the world’s asthmatic population. Despite of the latest researches, advances and invention of extremely affordable medications, the current scenario of asthma is not very convincing. Probable reasons include ignorance, people being unaware of the situation, undiagnosed cases or patients receiving sub-optimal treatment. About 50% of the asthmatic population fails to adhere to the regular medication protocols.

Asthma, a chronic obstructive respiratory disorder is known to occur as a result of heightened immune response to a particular allergen. The disease is marked by episodes of severe breathlessness causing wheezing and cough with a sensation of oppression in the chest occurring as a result of an exposure to a stimulant. Common triggers include dust, pollen, changes in weather, molds, pet animals, chemicals in air or food, tobacco smoke, strong emotions, etc.

When different systems of healing have provided a symptomatic relief, homeopathy promises a lasting cure for a disease like asthma, which inspite of repeated efforts is evoked back by the slightest of a trigger.

Reasons why Homeopathy works:

• Homeopathy essentially focuses on the man in disease rather than the man’s disease.
• Homeopathic physician takes a detailed history of the patient including the intricacies of his life situation, paying more emphasis to find the causative, aggravating and ameliorating modality.
• Homeopathy investigates for any history of suppression especially through the skin.
• Homeopathy discovers the familial tendencies and predispositions.
• Homeopathy effectively works on patient’s immune system and normalizes the susceptibility. Thus, Homeopathy brings about a normal reaction to a particular allergen to which a person was previously hypersensitive.

After a detailed case history, Homeopathic physician prescribes a remedy that covers the symptoms of the disease as well as the characteristics of the patient. Many a times, after administration of a simillimum (the most suitable homeopathic remedy), physician notices amelioration in the asthmatic symptoms but reappearance of the previously present skin eruption thereby suggesting two things:

1. The Homeopathic remedy given is working in accordance with the Hering’s Law of cure.
2. There has been a history of suppression of a skin disease interiorizing itself to the deeper organs.

Asthma and Suppression

 As the treatment commences, a homeopathic physician may witness

• The intensity of the attack reduces
• The frequency of the attack reduces
• As the patient keeps on improving with Homeopathy, the attack stops and patient feels healthy
• Complete desensitization to the allergen by Homeopathy ensured by no symptom manifestation on exposure to the known allergen

Did you know?

• Homeopathic drug Sanicula has fish-brine odour in the mouth just before an attack of asthma.
• Homeopathic drug Bovista has cutting pains in the tongue before an attack of asthma.
• Veratrum album, a homeopathic remedy has congestion of liver with asthmatic complaints.
• Homeopathic remedy Phosphorus has itching in the shoulders with asthmatic complaints.
• Homeopathic remedy Borax is suitable for cases manifesting spasmodic convulsions before asthma.

Cannabis sativa, a homeopathic drug for dyspnoea or asthma, where the patient can only breathe by standing up. Choking while swallowing. Things go down the wrong way.

Cannabis indica for Asthma

Mutabile is an infallible remedy in homeopathy for asthma resulting from suppression of any disease.

Mutabile for Asthma

Juncus Effusus can be used in homeopathic treatment of haemorrhoidal subject having asthmatic complaints.

Jancus Effusus in treating Asthma

Homeopathy also has a special repertory called the Asthma Repertory by Dr. Jawahar Shah, exclusively designed to treat asthma.

There is no second thought that homeopathy is greatly efficacious in treating asthmatic disorder. It is all about the treating homeopathic physician, who needs to have the conviction in demonstrating its worth.

Homoeopathy Software – A Boon To All Homoeopaths

Homoeopathy is a system of Medicine founded by the German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in the 19th century. It is based on the principle of ‘similia similibus curentur’ meaning ‘let likes be treated by likes’.

A homoeopathic physician is akin to a painter who paints a picture of the patient’s disease state by taking a detailed history, his physical and mental makeup, and various other individualizing features of his illness. The homoeopathy software goes a long way in making this time-consuming task simpler, quicker, and more refined. The homoeopathy software helps the homoeopath at every stage of his practice, beginning from recording the preliminary data of the patient like the name, age, sex, address, marital status, etc.

Later, the homoeopathy software helps the homoeopath in recording all the minute details of the case as required homoeopathically. Once the relevant data has been recorded, then comes the most important aspect – finding the correct remedy. The Homoeopathy software helps the homoeopath to analyse and to repertorize (convert patient’s symptoms in the language of the repertory) the case. The homoeopath can use various features of the Homoeopathy software such as the Materia Medica section, the Repertory section, the Library section, etc. to guide him towards the accurate remedy.

Additionally, the homoeopath can refer various source books, several articles and cases, and numerous cross references – all at one place – in the homoeopathy software. The homoeopath can read and refer several useful links, all at the touch of a button, using the homoeopathy software. Besides this, the homoeopathy software has several added on features such as the expert systems – special ways of reaching the correct remedy developed by expert homoeopaths such as Dr. Parinaz Humranwala, Dr. Jan Scholten, Dr. Sehgal, Dr. Prafull Vijaykar, etc. These expert systems are like readymade solutions to those homoeopaths who want to follow the masters but are not in a position to personally learn from them. Thus, the homoeopathy software helps reduce the gap between the experienced masters and the beginners or learners of homoeopathy.

Finally, the homoeopath can check/recheck his choice of remedy using various tools from the Materia Medica or the Repertory from the Homoeopathy software.

Thus, one can highlight the advantages of Homoeopathy software in the following manner:

It helps:

• To find the correct remedy with potency and dosage quickly and accurately.
• Provide multiple solutions to any case by using different strategies and tools.
• Systematic and easy recording of every case in a user-friendly format. This data can be stored and easily retrieved even after 20 years.
• Show the before and after treatment pictures or videos of the patient using the media section.
• Save a lot of time and energy that is otherwise spent on routine tasks.
• Create a paperless and eco-friendly clinic.
• Provide solutions to undergraduate as well as postgraduate students in their learning and research/thesis.

Thus, overall, homoeopathy software is a boon and a blessing to all dedicated homoeopaths around the world which can definitely create much healthier people globally.

Homoeopathy And The Homoeopathic World Of Today

Homoeopathy today has been globally accepted as the No. 1 system of alternative medicine. Our goal should be to set high standards and make it the mainstream system of medicine. Therefore, it is important for us to understand the status of homoeopathy in different countries, because our job is not only to treat patients, but also promote our pathy.

UNITED KINGDOM:

In 2011, there were 3000+ practitioners using homoeopathy in their everyday practice. The British Homoeopathic Dental Association (BHDA) claimed to have 69 dentists, while the British Association of Homoeopathic Veterinary Surgeons has 36 vets listed as members.

The NHS spends approximately £4 million a year on homoeopathy. The three NHS homoeopathic hospitals have been a part of the NHS since it began in 1948.

They treat around 200,000 NHS patients per year with homoeopathy. GPs are able to refer NHS patients to qualified and regulated homoeopathic physicians and most private health insurance companies and cash-plans consider homoeopathic treatment a good investment.

USA:

There is no national licensure in the United States and licensure is determined by State (50 states). All 50 states license DVM’s, where homoeopathy is included within the scope of practice. Thirteen states license naturopathic physicians and homoeopathy is included within their scope of practice. This exists in the States of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Kansas, Minnesota, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, and Washington DC.

A prospective student should familiarize themselves with the laws in the state in which they wish to practice. The states of Arizona, Connecticut and Nevada are the only other states in the US that license medical doctors (MD) who practice homeopathy, osteopathic doctors who practice homoeopathy (DO) and homoeopathic medical assistants.

In 2007, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), approximately 38 percent of adults reported using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in USA. According to the 2007 NHIS survey, 83 million U.S. adults spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on visits to CAM practitioners and on purchases of CAM products, classes, and materials.

Approximately $3.1 billion were spent on homoeopathic medicine and 2.3% of the persons aged 18 or over had consulted a practitioner that year.

AUSTRALIA:

The Australian Register of Homoeopaths (AROH) is the national register of accredited homoeopathic doctors in Australia. Homoeopathic physicians were the first of the complementary medicine professions to develop government-endorsed National Competency Standards (NCS) for the education of homoeopathic physicians in Australia. The Australian Register of Homoeopaths, a registered company, was created in 1999 to be the national registration body for professional homoeopathic physicians.

There are a number of recognized homoeopathic associations in Australia, all of which have representatives on the board of AROH. In order to become a professional member of these associations, practitioners must first register with AROH.

The online register shows more than 700 registrants on AROH. Although our research has shown that there are 1000 practitioners in Australia.

UAE:

As a result of increasing interest in and use of Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine (TCAM) therapies in medical practices and as a necessary function of its duty to protect the public interest, the UAE Ministry of Health requires all TCAM physicians and practitioners to comply with professional, ethical and practice standards, and act as responsible agents for their patients. To allow these practitioners to work in UAE a qualifying examination (TCAM exam) is held by MOH about three times a year, and so far more than 200 homeopaths have qualified to practice in UAE.

In exercising its licensing authority the Ministry of Health has the inherent power to determine precisely the qualifications a TCAM applicant must possess. It may investigate educational credentials, professional competence, and moral character. The applicant bears the burden to prove his fulfillment of all requirements for licensure.

Many other countries like Germany, South Africa, France, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria, etc. support homoeopathy very well. This is evident from the advent of many international courses like P. G. (Hom.) London, advanced diploma courses from Australia, USA, etc.

Moreover, the Indian government is also planning to extend the existing fiber optical network to rural areas. This means almost 55000 Centers including Community Health Centre & Primary Health Centre will be connected by fiber optics. This promises a better and brighter future for rural health and homoeopathy, through tele-medicine and tele-homoeopathy. Mind Technologies has already treated more than 14,000 patients in Eastern India in a highly successful Tele-homoeopathy pilot project. As a staunch homeopathic doctor each homoeopathic physician should appeal to all his homoeopathic practitioner friends to extend their full support towards development of our genuine system of medicine.

Source: http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/4698261?articleid=4698261

Recent scenario of Homeopathy in India

From its introduction in India by a French Physician, Dr. Honigberger till today, Homeopathy has survived the tests of time. There are clear signs that homeopathy has been recognised as an authentic system of medicine. Today, more and more people are becoming aware of it and are experiencing its wonderful cures. Its phenomenal success has been witnessed and appreciated not only in India but by the entire world.

The World Health Organization has recognized Homeopathy as an accepted system of medicine and second largest system of medicine in the world.

India has the highest number of homeopathic colleges, highest number of practitioners and highest number of patients in the world. There is no doubt that India is the best place to learn homeopathy. In fact, India is No. 1 in world as far as Homeopathy is concerned. Under the department of AYUSH, there are 245 homeopathic hospitals, 6958 dispensaries, around 2.4 lakhs registered practitioners, 185 UG and 33 PG colleges in India (As on 1/4/2010).

Homoeopathic doctors contribute approximately 31% of total AYUSH doctors. As far as Government Hospitals are concerned, Homeopathic hospitals contribute close to 7.5% of total number of AYUSH hospitals. In respect to number of beds, Homeopathy constitutes 15.4%.

Foreign export of AYUSH medicines in the year 2009-10 amounts to Rs. 2887.01 crore. Total import of AYUSH medicines is 346.22 crore. Compounded annual growth rate of export of total AYUSH medicines from 1995-96 to 2009-10 is 12.63%. Though the department can give more importance to Homeopathy in respect to hospitals and dispensaries, the expenditure on Homeopathic institutes show that Homeopathy is getting its due share of attention from the government thereby marking its rising familiarity.

In 2011-12, the Plan outlay for health is 26760 crore. This outlay constitutes among others 17,840 crore under the NRHM and 2356 crore for schemes/projects in the north-eastern region and Sikkim. This is Rs 3,567 crore (15 per cent) more than Rs 23,560 crore in the budget estimates for the current year.

The government also seeks to develop and promote the Indian system of medicines in an organized and scientific manner by involvement/ integration of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) systems in national health-care delivery and has allocated 900 crore plan outlay for it in 2011-12. The 38th Report of the Public Accounts Committee (2006-07) has seriously pointed out that the share of AYUSH in the total health plan at the central level has been only 2% in-spite of the policy pronouncement of raising AYUSH share to 10% with designated growth of 5% in every Five-Year Plan.

This has led to projected allocation of Rs. 47535.55 crore, during 12th Five Year plan (about 12 time-hike from 11th Plan allocation), to pave for effective implementation of projects in strategic thrust areas identified above and to step up the process of mainstreaming of AYUSH. This clearly indicates that Indian government extends full support to homoeopathy and homeopaths along with other alternative sciences. This promises a bright future for homeopathy in India. Now it is in the hands of our budding Homeopaths, i.e. the homeopathic students to take this as the right opportunity and let it reach to the next level.