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A Multicentric, Double-Blind Randomized, Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial Of Allium Sativum, Raj Manchanda, Anil Khurana, Raj Pal, Bhopal Arya, Anil Vichitra, P Mohanan, Pritha Mehra, Shilpa Sharma

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Homoeopathic drug proving is an integral part of Homoeopathic System of Medicine. It is the first step in finding out the pathogenetic powers of a drug. Objective: To elicit the pathogenetic response to Allium sativum in homoeopathic potencies on healthy human provers. Materials and Methods: A multi-center randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial was conducted at two centers of the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH). Proving was conducted on 33 healthy provers after the pretrial medical examination. All the provers were given 12 doses of placebo divided in 4 doses/day for 3 days during the first phase of the …