March 29 2020 – Liga Medicorum Homoeopathica Internationalis (LMHI)

Collecting Clinical Experience of Homeopathic Treatment of COVID-19

Introduction

The ‘Corona-crisis’ (COVID-19 virus infection) has been declared a pandemic by WHO. The virus appeared to be highly infectious and more lethal than ‘regular’ influenza. Lethality is mostly caused by rapidly developing (double sided) pneumonia. This requires mechanical ventilation in many cases, necessitating hospitalisation. Still, many people die outside hospitals. In some countries’ hospital  capacity is insufficient. There is no cure yet, a vaccine is not expected within one year.

For people familiar with homeopathy the application of this method seems logical. However, emotions about homeopathy have escalated the past years due to misinformation by authoritative bodies in medicine. Homeopathy has been framed as a possible delay for conventional treatment.

LMHI advises its members to act prudently: do not claim that homeopathy cures COVID-19 infections. LMHI is developing a strategy for spreading information about the possible role of homeopathy in this crisis. Meanwhile, our members feel the urge to use their skills whenever possible. They need information about what homeopathic medicines to apply and the most useful symptoms indicating these medicines. Several initiatives have already started. LMHI wants to channel useful information.

The Liga Medicorum Homoeopathics Internationalis (LMHI) in collaboration with the European Committee for Homeopathy (ECH), researchers, and member individuals and associations, has developed a system for practitioners to contribute their case reports of patient’s treatment during the Coronavirus CoV-2 epidemic, and the manifestations of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. As Practitioners all over the world we can add our clinical experiences to the experience of many other colleagues and make a greater sense of the data, which could help people more broadly  around the world to manage this epidemic.

Our goal in this process is threefold:

1. Collect and spread information from and to homeopathic practitioners

2. Improve the quality of the information by collecting clinical outcome data

3. Eventually spread the best information outside the homeopathic community

Steps 1 and 2 are circular, step 3 can only follow after 1 and 2 are sufficiently successful.