Homeosiniatry
The term homeosiniatry describes alternative medical concepts that are based both on those of traditional Chinese medicine (especially acupuncture ) and on the European classical homeopathy of Samuel Hahnemann .
The term was coined by the French Roger de la Fuye (1890–1961, founder of the French acupuncture movement), who in turn also referred to the views of August Weihe from the late 19th century.
In homeosinistic procedures, for example, homeopathic remedies are injected at acupuncture points according to TCM, which should lead to healing effects that should go beyond the respective effects of TCM and acupuncture in the sense of a synergy . It is also intended to reach patients who otherwise only respond insufficiently to acupuncture treatment. De la Fuye used acupuncture needles and also gave homeopathic preparations for oral use.
There are no studies that confirm the effectiveness of homeosiniatry. Since both homeopathy and acupuncture have been refuted by placebo-controlled studies, an effect of homeosiniatry as a combination with synergy effects would be implausible .
literature
- H. Ebert: Homeosiniatry. The complementarity of homeopathy and acupuncture in a new, expanded form. Haug, Heidelberg 1992, ISBN 3-7760-1282-X .
- M. Finkel: Applied Homeosiniatry - Therapeutic combination of homeopathy and TCM. Johannes Sonntag Verlagbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-87758-178-1 .
Sources and individual references
- ^ Edzard Ernst : The truth about homeopathy. In: Br J Clin Pharmacol . Volume 65, No. 2, Feb 2008, pp. 163-164. Epub 2007 Sep 13. PMID 17875194 (dcscience.net ; PDF; 57 kB)