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A Century of HomeopathsAllergy and Allergic Disorders: Homeopathic Leaders

A Century of Homeopaths: Allergy and Allergic Disorders: Homeopathic Leaders [During the nineteenth century, allergic diseases were considered rare, but the medical community eventually recognized their increasing frequency. The etiology of hay fever was not known until 1873, when the British homeopath, Charles Blackley, showed grass pollen to be the cause. His finding was the result of many years’ careful research, done virtually alone. He also conducted some of the first skin sensitization tests and proved that homeopathic dilutions of pollen could evoke symptoms of hay fever. In 1884, an American homeopath, Charles Millspaugh, used dilutions of ragweed to successfully desensitize patients long before the technique was applied by regular physicians. In the 1890s, Emil von Behring experimented with homeopathic dilutions of tetanus antitoxin. Later homeopathic figures include Grant Selfridge, who founded a professional society that eventually evolved into the American Academy of Allergy, and David Reilly, who demonstrated in repeated double-blind trials that homeopathic immunotherapy was more effective than a placebo.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Century of HomeopathsAllergy and Allergic Disorders: Homeopathic Leaders

Davidson, Jonathan
Springer Journals — Feb 21, 2014
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Publisher
Springer New York
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
ISBN
978-1-4939-0526-3
Pages
115 –121
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4939-0527-0_10
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Abstract

[During the nineteenth century, allergic diseases were considered rare, but the medical community eventually recognized their increasing frequency. The etiology of hay fever was not known until 1873, when the British homeopath, Charles Blackley, showed grass pollen to be the cause. His finding was the result of many years’ careful research, done virtually alone. He also conducted some of the first skin sensitization tests and proved that homeopathic dilutions of pollen could evoke symptoms of hay fever. In 1884, an American homeopath, Charles Millspaugh, used dilutions of ragweed to successfully desensitize patients long before the technique was applied by regular physicians. In the 1890s, Emil von Behring experimented with homeopathic dilutions of tetanus antitoxin. Later homeopathic figures include Grant Selfridge, who founded a professional society that eventually evolved into the American Academy of Allergy, and David Reilly, who demonstrated in repeated double-blind trials that homeopathic immunotherapy was more effective than a placebo.]

Published: Feb 21, 2014

Keywords: Grass Pollen; Botanical Survey; House Dust Mite Allergen; Seasonal Allergy; Diphtheria Antitoxin

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