Unveiling the Antimicrobial Potential of Homoeopathic Sarcode and Bowel Nosode: A Study on Histaminum and Dysenteriae Co against Escherichia Coli And Klebsiella Bacteria
Authors
Associate Professor, Department of Materia Medica, Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (India)
PG Scholar, Department of Psychiatry, National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health, Kottayam, Kerala (India)
Junior Resident, Department of Materia Medica, White Memorial Homoeo Medical College, Attoor, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu (India)
Article Information
DOI: 10.51244/IJRSI.2025.120800188
Subject Category: Medicine
Volume/Issue: 12/8 | Page No: 2089-2099
Publication Timeline
Submitted: 2025-08-07
Accepted: 2025-08-14
Published: 2025-09-18
Abstract
Background - There has been a rapid emergence of antibacterial resistance in the past two decades showing the rapid shift in the epidemiology of bacterial infection. Objective - The current study aimed at screening various Homoeopathic dilutions of Histaminum and Dysenteriae co for their antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella. Methods - The antibacterial activity of Homoeopathic dilutions in 12C, 30C, and 200C potency of Sarcode Histaminum and Bowel Nosode Dysenteriae co was assessed on clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella. Results - Limited reduction in the growth of Bacteria was observed by Histaminum and Dysenteriae co in all of the selected potencies as compared to 90% alcohol. Conclusion – Both sarcode Histaminum and Bowel nosode Dysenteriae co had limited antibacterial activity against E. coli and Klebsiella.
Keywords
Antimicrobial activity, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Histaminum, Dysenteriae co.
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