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Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial Of Withania Somnifera: A Multicentric, Double-Blind, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial, Pritha Mehra, Anil Khurana, Renu Mittal, Bhopal Arya, Rajpal Rajpal, Raj Manchanda, Karuna Singh, Anil Vichitra, Goutam Rakshit

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Homoeopathic drug proving being the first step in finding the pathogenetic powers of a drug is an integral part of Homoeopathic system of medicine. Objective: To elicit the pathogenetic response of Withania somnifera in homoeopathic potencies on healthy human provers. Materials and Methods: A multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted at four centres under Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy. Proving was conducted on 63 relatively healthy provers. All the provers were given 12 doses of placebo divided into 4 doses/day for 3 days during the first phase of the trial. After randomisation, 43 provers in the intervention …