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Cephalamdra Indica, N R. Dey, K C. Das, Yogendra Rai

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Objective: To ecicit the pharmacodynamic response of the drug, Cephalandra indica (ivy gourd) on healthy human volunteers,, in non-toxic dozes. Methodology: Drug Proving is carrieed out by a double-blind method and is a multi-centric study. Trial drug was proved in three different potencies viz. 6c, 30c and 200c on twenty seven volunteers who ere selected and declared apparently healthy during their pre-trial examination by speciallists. The volunteers took the three potencies (56 doses of each potency) in three stages for a varying period. The symptoms generated during the trials period were noted by the volunteers and elaboarated and cross-examined by …