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Homeopathy provided effective treatment during the Influenza Pandemic of 1918
The most recent use of homeopathy in a major epidemic was during the
Influenza Pandemic of 1918. The Journal of the American Institute for
Homeopathy, May, 1921, had a long article about the use of homeopathy in the
flu epidemic. Dr. T A McCann, from Dayton, Ohio reported that 24,000 cases
of flu treated allopathically had a mortality rate of 28.2% while 26,000
cases of flu treated homeopathically had a mortality rate of 1.05%. This
last figure was supported by Dean W.A. Pearson of Philadelphia (Hahnemann
College) who collected 26,795 cases of flu treated with homeopathy with the
above result.
The most common remedy used was Gelsemium, with occasional cases needing
Bryonia and Eupatorium reported. Dr. Herbert A. Roberts from Derby, CT, said
that 30 physicians in Connecticut responded to his request for data. They
reported 6,602 cases with 55 deaths, which is less than 1%. Dr. Roberts was
working as a physician on a troop ship during WWI. He had 81 cases of flu on
the way over to Europe. He reported, "All recovered and were landed. Every
man received homeopathic treatment."
Read the full article at www.nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org
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