Adjunctive homoeopathic treatment of COVID-19-positive cases of geriatric age group – A case series

Authors

Vinitha Edavattath Ramanan, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy-National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaFollow
Suhana P. Azis, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi, IndiaFollow
K.C. Muraleedharan, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy-National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Divya Babu, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy-National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Corresponding Author

Vinitha Edavattath Ramanan

Keywords

Adjunctive homoeopathic treatment, COVID-19, Geriatric population, Homoeopathy

Article Type

Case Series

Abstract

Introduction: The second wave of COVID-19 peaked during May 2021 and had a higher mortality and morbidity rates than the first wave. About 53% of people over 60 years of age died in India due to the pandemic by the end of July 2021. Cases Summary: Twenty reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19-positive patients belonging to the geriatric age group were successfully treated with Homoeopathy. Seventeen of these consulted through in-person visits at a long-term care facility (LTCF) for the elderly, and three cases belonged to the home-isolated category. Out of those treated, 14 had comorbidities, such as type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic lung disease, or psychiatric ailments. Seventeen patients in the LTCF were on Paracetamol and Azithromycin for five days before undergoing COVID-19 test. Homoeopathy was subsequently started for the seventeen patients of LTCF. Regular monitoring of SpO2 in 17 patients revealed SpO2 ≤95 during the initial days of treatment. The mean age of the patient population, comprising 15 females and 5 males, was 77 years. Out of the seventeen symptomatic patients, eight had cough, dyspnoea or nasal congestion, while the rest had headache, malaise, myalgia or diarrhoea. The average SpO2 reached 97 in the LTCF patients by the end of treatment. Arsenicum album, Nux vomica, Bryonia alba and Gelsemium sempervirens were the most commonly prescribed medicines. Notably, SpO2 declined in two patients on the second day of treatment and normalised with Carbo vegetabilis. The average time for recovery from the illness was 12 days. This case series suggests a positive role of Homoeopathy in treating COVID-19-positive cases in the geriatric population by providing symptomatic relief and improving disease outcome.

Digital Object Identifier

10.53945/2320-7094.2008

Publisher

Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy

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How to cite this article

Ramanan VE, Azis SP, Muraleedharan K, Babu D. Adjunctive homoeopathic treatment of COVID-19-positive cases of geriatric age group – A case series. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2025;19:164-73. doi: 10.53945/2320-7094.2008