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Alpha™- Liv Drops

Alpha – Liv Drops Due to high demand from the market, for a formulation in drops for the liver, apart from the syrup already available in the market, Schwabe India developed this product. Introduction The liver plays a key role in metabolism. It has anabolic and catabolic, exocrine and endocrine functions. The liver is a blood reservoir, filter and store of different substances (e.g. glycogen, vitamins). It is the site of serum protein (e.g. albumin, prothrombin, fibrinogen) and enzyme synthesis. Metabolic processes (e.g. bilirubin, hormone, carbohydrate and lipid turnover) and the removal of toxic products are important liver functions. 1 Hepatotoxins (e.g. alcohol, tetracycline, acetaminophen, fungal toxins, and anabolic steroids) can cause specific damage to liver cells. Toxic hepatitis may be clinically silent or severe enough to lead to the rapid development of hepatic failure. Clinical features include hepatomegaly, enzyme abnormalities, fever, abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting and weight loss. In patients with underlying cirrhosis, manifestations of portal hypertension may predominate. Aversion to fatty food, abdominal discomfort, nausea and vomiting after meals may be symptoms of 2 cholelithiasis. Jaundice results from accumulation of bilirubin. It has non-hepatic as well as hepatic causes. Hyperbilirubinaemia may be due to abnormalities in the 3 formation, transport, metabolism or excretion of bilirubin. TM Alpha -Liv Drops aids recovery and normalisation of liver functions. Severe liver disease needs specialised treatment. Indications: Slow liver functions, fatty liver, and for supportive treatment of hepatocellular jaundice and toxic liver damage.

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Holarrhena antidysenterica – Schwabe India

 

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Schwabe News Volume 2 | Issue 6 | December 2011

Holarrhena antidysenterica

It is an old Indian medicine, known by the common name “Kurchi”. It is commonly grown throughout in India. It is a small deciduous tree with brown bark, thin glabrous leaves. The wood and the bark have a distinctive odour. The bark contains many alkaloids mainly “Kurchicine” and “Conesimine”. The total alkaloid is about 4.5%, which is available in matured old barks. A homoeopathic tincture is made from the dried bark.1 It is covered by Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India. It was first proved by Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar. Hahnemannian proving was conducted by CCRH and published in 2005.

It has come to be known as a very powerful curative agent in cases of acute or chronic dysentery and fever.2,3,4 Much work has been done on this herb. It is considered mainly useful as antiamoebicide. The extract of this plant exerts its antihyperglycemic effect by retarding the carbohydrate absorption from intestine through the inhibition in α-glucosidase activity and therefore resists postprandial hyperglycemia.5

Recommended Dose: 10-20 drops 2-3 times a day. Externally – mother tincture alone or in oils.

 

Referance:
  1. Varma PN et al., Encyclopaedia of Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia
  2. K. M. Nadkarni, Indian Materia Medica, Popular Prakashan, Bombay
  3. S. Banerjea, Fifty Homoeopathic Indian Drugs
  4. P. Banerjee, Materia Medica of Indian Drugs
  5. Andrew Chevallier, The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants, 1st ed. 1996

Recent Advancements in Basic Homeopathic Research – A Report on Two Significant Publication

In a study conducted at the Experimental Farm of the State University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, researchers investigated the impact of homeopathic treatments on piglets during the nursery phase. The study aimed to determine whether homeopathic agents could reduce fighting behavior, improve growth performance, and affect hematological, metabolic, and oxidative variables. The study included 108 weaned piglets divided into four groups: a negative control group receiving only the basal diet, and three groups receiving different homeopathic treatments at varying dosages.

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Journal of Evidence Based Homeopathy
Volume: 1, Issue: 1, January - June 2023

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