{"id":26326,"date":"2023-03-03T14:01:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/?p=26326"},"modified":"2023-03-05T10:52:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T10:52:57","slug":"exploring-homeopathic-treatment-of-wildlife-on-world-wildlife-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/2023\/03\/exploring-homeopathic-treatment-of-wildlife-on-world-wildlife-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Homeopathic Treatment of Wildlife on World Wildlife Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Wildlife Day is a UN International day created to celebrate the beauty and diversity of all wild plants and animals and the contribution they make to our well-being.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>An over-looked area of homeopathic research is the ongoing work by scientists exploring the role homeopathy may be able to play in wildlife veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4TkXHcreOoM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=zh-TW&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A growing number of clinical studies have shown benefits of homeopathic treatment in Magellanic penguins, cared for in a zoological park in Brazil. Homeopathic medicines have been used to treat important clinical complications which commonly occur in penguins living in such an environment, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>altered liver enzymes<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>pododermatitis \u2013 a potentially life-threatening infection of the feet<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>immunological stress during reproduction<sup>4<\/sup>, and<\/li>\n<li>elevated plasma uric acid levels related to abnormal kidney function<sup>5<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As randomised clinical trials are clearly not feasible on most wild animals, high quality case studies are considered the best method for documenting individual experiences and assessing the potential benefit of homeopathy in treating wildlife. They present verifiable, objective details and are able to formally assess the likelihood of a link between treatment and outcome<sup>6<\/sup>, making their findings a valuable part of the veterinary evidence base.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a recent high quality case study has shown the beneficial impact of homeopathic treatment for stalled folliculogenesis (decreased reproductive function) in two ball pythons.<sup>7<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Homeopathic wildlife veterinarians in Brazil have also successfully treated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burmese pythons and a boa constrictor with pneumonia<sup>8<\/sup>,<\/li>\n<li>two baby possums with hookworm infections in the gut<sup>9, <\/sup><\/li>\n<li>a puma with dysregulated estrus cycle<sup>10<\/sup>,<\/li>\n<li>a maned wolf with suspected osteomyelitis after being hit by a car<sup>11<\/sup>,<\/li>\n<li>a raccoon with antibiotic resistant osteomyelitis<sup>12<\/sup>, and<\/li>\n<li>a sea turtle suffering from multiple tumours (fibropapillomatosis) including a growth on the cornea of the eye<sup>13<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Veterinary case studies for wildlife involve rescued animals, those injured through human activity, or those cared for by veterinarians in zoological parks. They provide a useful first step in exploring how homeopathy may be able to support the health and well-being of these animals.<\/p>\n<p>It is encouraging to see the growing trend in homeopathy research towards the use of the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/resources\/reporting-guidelines\/\">high quality case reporting methods<\/a>,<sup>14<\/sup> following agreed reporting guidelines<sup>15<\/sup>, in both animals and humans, enabling individual experiences of homeopathic treatment in all species to be turned into meaningful \u2018real world\u2019 evidence.<\/p>\n<p>HRI is a UK-based charity dedicated to promoting high quality research in homeopathy at an international level.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on 3<sup>rd<\/sup> March 2023 in celebrating World Wildlife Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlifeday.org\/en\">https:\/\/www.wildlifeday.org\/en<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Narita, F. and Coelho C. Control of Liver Enzymes in Magellanic Penguins (<em>Spheniscus magellanicus<\/em>) Through Ultra-diluted Medicine. <em>Homeopathy,<\/em> 2020; 109(1): A1-A28<\/li>\n<li>Narita, F., et al. 2020. Homeopathic Treatment of Pododermatitis in Magellanic Penguins (<em>Spheniscus magellanicus<\/em>). <em>Homeopathy<\/em>, 2021; 110(1):62-66<\/li>\n<li>Narita, F., et al. 2022. Evaluation of the Effects of Administering Ultradiluted <em>Avena sativa<\/em> and <em>Echinacea angustifolia<\/em> on the Hematological Parameters of Magellanic penguins (<em>Spheniscus magellanicus<\/em>) during the Reproductive Period. <em>Homeopathy<\/em>, 2022; doi: 10.1055\/s-0042-1751308. Online ahead of print.<\/li>\n<li>Narita F., et al. <em>Lycopodium clavatum<\/em> as a homeopathic treatment in Magellanic penguins (<em>Spheniscus magellanicus<\/em>). <em>Int J High Dil Res., <\/em>2022; 21(2): 23<\/li>\n<li>Lamb, C., et al. Evaluation of the Modified Naranjo Criteria for Assessing Causal Attribution of Clinical Outcome to Homeopathic Intervention as Presented in Case Reports. <em>Homeopathy<\/em>, 2020; 109(4): 191-197<\/li>\n<li>Balbueno MCdS., et al. Action of Folliculinum 6cH on Folliculogenesis in the Snake Python Regius (Shaw, 1802) \u2013 Two Case Reports. <em>Homeopathy, <\/em>2023: doi: 10.1055\/s-0042-1759847.Online ahead of print.<\/li>\n<li>Martins JA., et al. <em>Arsenicum album<\/em> as a treatment for pneumonia in snakes: three serial cases. <em>Int J High Dil Res, <\/em>2022; 21(2): 23<\/li>\n<li>De Capitani, MG., et al. [Use of episodic homeopathics in the treatment of endoparasites in <em>Didelphis aurita<\/em> \u2013 Case report]. Annals of the XXX Meeting and XXIV Congress of the Brazilian Association of Wild Animal Veterinarians \u2013 ABRAVAS, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Melo, TCS., et al. [<em>Lachesis muta<\/em> and <em>Folliculinum<\/em> in the Estral Cycle Regulation of Puma (<em>Puma concolor<\/em>)]. Annals of the XXIX Meeting and XXIII Congress of the Brazilian Association of Wild Animal Veterinarians \u2013 ABRAVAS, 2021<\/li>\n<li>De Moraes, VP., et al. [Use of Ozoniotherapy and Homeopathy Associated in the Treatment of Suspected Osteomyelitis in Maned Wolves run over.] Annals of the XXIX Meeting and XXIII Congress of the Brazilian Association of Wild Animal Veterinarians \u2013 ABRAVAS, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Pedroso, AJB., et al. [Autobiotherapy for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Osteomyelitis in Raccoon (<em>Procyon cancrivorus<\/em>)]. Annals of the XXX Meeting and XXIV Congress of the Brazilian Association of Wild Animal Veterinarians \u2013 ABRAVAS, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Narita FB., et al. Treatment of Fibropapillomatosis in a Green Sea Turtle (<em>Chelonia mydas<\/em>) Using Ultra-Diluted: Case Report. <em>Integr J Vet Biosci<\/em>, 2021; 5(3): 1-3<\/li>\n<li>Teut, M., et al. Case Reporting in Homeopathy \u2013 An Overview of Guidelines and Scientific Tools. <em>Homeopathy, <\/em>2021; 110(1):2-9<\/li>\n<li>Van Haselen, RA. Homeopathic clinical case reports: Development of a supplement (HOM-CASE) to the CARE clinical case reporting guideline. <em>Complement Ther Med, <\/em>2016; 25: 78-85<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Wildlife Day is a UN International day created to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":835,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/835"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hri-research.org\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}