The Effectiveness Of Homeopathic Remedies In Chronic Sinusitis: A Review Running Title – A Review Of Chronic Sinusistis

Abstract

The use of Homeopathic medicine in Chronic Sinusitis continues to increase in popularity, for the most part without meeting the burden of being based on much sound clinical evidence. New and emerging treatments, both natural and developed, are numerous, and it remains a challenge for practitioners to keep up to date with these therapies and their efficacy. In this review, we discuss the effectiveness of Homeopathic medications for chronic sinusitis, their proposed physiological mechanisms, and evidence supporting their use. This analysis is based on our review of the literature on Homeopathic medications for chronic sinusitis. Data collection was performed using the Google scholar, PubMed database, the Cochrane data-bases, and bibliography searches, online journals and websites. Based on our study, it can be indicated that there is a positive role of homoeopathic medicines in the management of sinusitis. Numerable medicines have been identified which have benefited the patients, when used on the basis of prescribing indications. The data of this thorough review of the study though shows positive effects of homoeopathic medicines in patients suffering from chronic sinusitis. However, higher levels of evidence gleaned from large, well designed, prospective, randomized, controlled trials are needed before any of these therapies can be recommended.