Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: February | Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 83-91
Iron Deficiency Anaemia & Ferrum Phosphoricum: A Systematic Review
Dr. Shevanta S. Jadhav1*, Dr. Prerna Tiwari2*, Dr. Kusum Lata1*, Dr. Esha Tyagi2*, Dr. Priya Shete1*, Dr. Jayshree A. Rakh1*, Dr. Rishabh Pandey1*, Dr. Arun B. Jadhav3
1P.G. Scholars, Department of Practice of Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
2P.G. Scholars, Department of Materia Medica, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
3Principal, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Kusum Lata
ABSTRACT
Anaemia is defined as a reduced number of red blood cells (RBCs) or less than the normal amount of hemoglobin (Hb) in the blood. Ferrum phosphoricum is a homoeopathic medicine which improves the haemoglobin, in anaemic population. The objective of this review was to assess the effects of Ferrum phosphoricum in anemic patients. Searches were performed using different databases and authentic literatures from year 2000 to till date.
We retrieved 31 studies from the different databases and internet sites searches. After manually removing 08 duplicate studies. Seven reviewers independently screened 23 articles out of which 18 studies were excluded &05 studies were included in current review by applying modified down and black checklists. The primary reasons for excluding studies were as follows: only abstract articles, in vivo & vitro studies, IDA with other clinical, articles in other languages & not original studies.Limited researches have been done on present topic which requires further researches. There are various literatures available in homoeopathic Materia Medica and repertory but conducted clinical trials are limited. There is not enough evidence to reliably assess the possible role of homeopathy in iron deficiency anaemia. As well as randomized trials, there is a need for observational data to document the different methods of homoeopathic prescribing and how patients respond.
Key words: Ferrum phosphoricum, Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), Homoeopathy, Modified down and black checklist, Haemoglobin (Hb).
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