Nosode

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Nosodes (from the Greek nosos for 'disease') are homeopathically prepared remedies that are made from “sick” or pathological material such as blood , pus , pathogens or cancer cells . Products made from the body's own components, such as cells from organs or secretions or excretions produced by the body, such as hormones, are also included. The concept goes back to the American Constantin Hering , who coined the term in 1830. Nosodes are supposed to stimulate the immune system or diseased organs. This is intended to cure diseases and to “flush out” toxins. A special branch of homeopathy, homotoxicology , founded by the German doctor Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg , focuses on the therapy of toxins that arise in the body.

They are used in high homeopathic potencies (dilutions) (C30, C200 and LM potencies) in which there is no longer any substance from the starting material. Important nosodes that are used in homeopathy are e.g. B. Medorrhinum (abbreviation: Med), Syphilinum (abbreviation: Syph), Psorinum (abbreviation: Psor) and Tuberculinum bovinum Kent (abbreviation: Tub). Nosodes are manufactured as finished medicinal products or individually from the patient's own material. They are given orally or as injections.

Scientific studies show no medical efficacy of homeopathic remedies that can be distinguished from the placebo effect , see Criticism of Homeopathy . For example, a study carried out in 2018 came to the conclusion that vaccination nosodes, unlike protective vaccinations, do not trigger antibody reactions and produce a reaction that is similar to that of placebo. Therefore vaccination nosodes are not a substitute for vaccinations.

Web links

• Homeopathic vaccination - guaranteed ineffective! In: Susannchen doesn't need any globules. November 25, 2019, accessed January 22, 2020 . 
• Homeopathic "vaccinations" and "nosodes". In: Information Network Homeopathy . November 9, 2019, accessed January 22, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mark Loeb et al .: A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial comparing antibody responses to homeopathic and conventional vaccines in university students . In: Vaccine . tape 36 , no. 48 , November 19, 2018, p. 7423-7429 , doi : 10.1016 / j.vaccine.2018.08.082 , PMID 30352746 .
2. ↑ Michael J. Rieder and Joan L. Robinson: 'Nosodes' are no substitute for vaccines . In: Pediatrics & Child Health . tape 20 , no. 4 , May 2015, p. 219-220 , PMID 26038642 , PMC 4443832 (free full text).

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