Abstract
Medicine has its roots in the art of practice, but scientific validation is of increasing
importance in the incorporation of new therapeutics. There have been a number of well-designed
research studies on homœopathy, but much remains to be done toward understanding its
modus operandi and its relationship to the healing process. An examination and understanding
of homœopathy by contemporary science would undoubtedly lead to its wider acceptance
and use. For a critical and comprehensive review of research on homœopathy, the reader
is referred to Scofield's two-part reviews, 1,2 This report addresses results from the most experimentally promising and rigorous
studies in the modern literature and addresses some areas of proposed investigation.
It highlights important research areas that are cost-effective at three distinct levels
from the fundamental to the applied: (1) the physics and chemistry of homœopathy preparations,
(2) laboratory studies using homœpathic preparations on cells and organisms, and (3)
clinical trials using homœopathic medicines.