RAIPUR: If the claims of the Directorate of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), are to be believed, a pilot project of testing homeopathy drugs on leprosy patients has proven successful in restoring sensation to the affected parts of body.
According to officials, the project started for patients from the districts of Raigarh and Janjgir-Champa, had shown encouraging results with over 80% of them recovering senses to their affected body parts.
The project, Prevention of Disability in Leprosy Cured Persons through Homeopathy, was started in January 2013 following a MoU signed by the Department of Ayush with the Society for Welfare of Handicapped Persons and State Resource Centre, Chhattisgarh. Under the project, 2,700 such patients- who had undergone multi drug allopathic treatment for leprosy but were suffering from ulcer and lack of sensation in affected body parts- were selected and administered homeopathic drugs for a year to restore sensation.
"After the year-long homeopathy course, it was found that more than 80% of the patients had recovered the senses in their affected body parts and their wounds had healed," . Positive effects of the medicine were found on the nerves, the bones and the immunity of the patients.
Source: Times of India