Homeopathy as a treatment for

HIV and Aids in Swaziland

Swaziland has been estimated to have the highest infection rate of HIV in the
world.
The demographics from the Swaziland Homeopathy project database indicate
the following: at April !" from a sample of !! patients
"# $ tested HIV positive
%!$ tested HIV negative
%$ are &ntested
'&t of " #( patients who have been tested ("$ have tested HIV positive.
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
)hat is HIV*AI+s ,
The debate is ongoing-. )hat we see are people with
compromised imm&nity and they are dying from
familiar .diseases/ and infections.
The symptom pict&res are varied and s&ited to a
homeopathic approach and we can assist the
HIV*AI+S patient both prior to standard Anti 0etro
Viral Treatment 1A0T2 and alongside the A0T once it
is initiated.
The majority of o&r HIV*AI+S patients are women
as we wor3 in conj&nction with r&ral handcraft
projects.
The cases which follow have been chosen to ill&strate
some of the pathology we see in Swaziland.
'rphans4 patients str&ggling with their Anti
0etroviral Treatment4 people with m&ltiple dr&g
resistant t&berc&losis4 se5&ally transmitted diseases
and other opport&nistic infections.
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and
Aids in Swaziland
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
All o&r patients give &s an overall health score 1based
on the 6arnofs3y score2
This is o&t of "! with "! representing f&ll health.
Symptoms are also scored by practitioners. 1VAS2
17 8 worst case scenario ! 8 symptom cleared 2
)eight loss is also monitored and treated.
9+% co&nts are recorded if available4 b&t these can
be &nreliable as a meas&re of health4 and many of
o&r patients do not have reg&lar tests.
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
The standard Anti 0etroviral treatment for HIV*AI+S
in Swaziland is generally initiated if the 9+% co&nt is
below (7!.
The c&rrent lines of free A0T are :
:idov&dine*Azidothymidine 1A:T24 Stav&dine 1+%T24
;amiv&dine 1(T924 1<evirapine2 <V=4 >favirenz and
Tenofovir disopro5il.
The A0T is dispensed in vario&s combinations and is
also given to HIV? pregnant women prior to delivery
to prevent mother to child transmission.
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
A n&mber of people are
&nable to tolerate the A0T
and despite changes in the
dr&g regime these patients
die from progressive liver
and 3idney damage and
general organ fail&re.
'&r e5perience is that if
homeopathic remedies are
given at the start of the A0T
regime patients are more
able to deal with the side
effects and to adhere more
easily and stay for longer
periods on the initial
treatment combination.
Case 1 ART
(tested + 2006)
A0T since @ay !"!4 few
symptoms at start of A0T4
b&t 9+% was 7!. Ay Ban
!" it had dropped to #.
=atient first seen 'ct !"
Home visit
Symptoms : 0enal fail&re4
)ea3ness4 anaemia.
Score *"!
0emedies4 =hCAc4
9a&stic&m4 6ali D c
@arch !" he passed
away.
+ate )eight 9+%
13g2
7*!"! #( 7
"!*!"! #" "#E
"!*!"" FG G!
"*!""
(*!" 7" #
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
Hrom o&r database it appears that the predominant
opport&nistic infection of the HIV*AI+S patients
that we treat is T&berc&losis. This conc&rs with the
assessment made by @edicins sans Hrontiere from
their T&berc&losis program in Swaziland.
@any patients here have acI&ired @&ltiple +r&g
0esistant T&berc&losis and have gone thro&gh many
repeated regimes of debilitating antibiotic treatment
with little s&ccess.
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and
Aids in Swaziland
Case 2 Age 57
MDR TB/ART
At first cons&lt in !!E
1TA meds only2
9+% !7 1'ct !!#2
A0T Initiated Heb !"!
Symptoms: 9hronic
TA infection4 chronic
co&gh4 candida4
wea3ness4 emaciation4
s3in rash4 intermittent
diarrhea.
Remedies
Staphysagria4
=hosphor&s4
T&berc&lin&m
6ali carbonic&m
+ate )eight Score
13g2
*!!E %7.% *"!
%*!!E 7*"!
G*!!E (*"!
E*!!E 7!.7 7*"!
*!"! F*"!
%*!"! G*"!
E*!"! G*"!
""*!"! #*"!
"*!"" E*"!
F*!"" E*"!
E*!"" F7.% E*"!
"!*!"" E*"!
"*!" FE.E E*"!
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
@any people are &ntested in Swaziland and often
&nwilling to do so.
As the A0T is only &s&ally initiated when the 9+% is
below (7! many of the patients seen are not on A0T
and as a res&lt they receive Homeopathy as the
predominant treatment for their presenting
symptoms.
These are some of the most s&ccessf&l casesJ
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
+ate )eight Score
13g2
""*!!# (#." *"!
*!!E %!.! (*"!
7*!!E %%. 7*"!
F*!!E 7% %*"!
1herpes2
#*!!E F! 7*"!
E*!!E FE G*"!
"*!!E F#." #*"!
F*!"! F(." G*"!
"!*!"! FF.F #*"!
""*!"! F%.F F*"!
1tooth abscess2
E*!"" FG.7 #*"!
*!" F#.( #*"!
Case ! Age "0
#omeopat$y %&'y
Hirst cons&lt patient very ill
b&t not tested.
=atient tested ? in Heb !"!
9+% D abo&t (!!. <o A0T
Symptoms: An5iety
+iarrhoea4 weight loss4
appetite loss4 herpes4 s3in
rash.
Remedies
Arsenic&m alb&m
A&r&m metallic&m
0h&s to5icodenron
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
The other common infections incl&de other se5&ally
transmitted infections s&ch as gonorrhea and
syphilis.
These are &s&ally treated with m&ltiple antibiotic
regimes and in HIV*AI+S patients often with little
long term s&ccess as the infections 3eep rec&rring.
Homeopathic remedies can assist these patients.
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
+ate Score
"*!"" C 7 *"!
*!"" D F*"!
(*!"" D E*"!
%*!"" D E*"!
*!" D E*"!
(*!" D E*"!
Case " Age 56 STD
(A&ti(ioti)s &o ART)
Hirst 9ons&lt "*!""
9+ % 1&n3nown2
Symptoms
@&ltiple ST infections4 penile
chancres4 e5tensive
er&ptions e5ternal genitalia4
perine&m4 an&s4 s3in rash4
weight loss4 appetite loss4
.needle pains everywhere/
Remedies
Silicea4 <itric Acidic&m4
Syphilin&m4 @edorrhin&m
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids in
Swaziland
Bryoni a
Natrum muri ati cum
Arseni cum Al bum
Thuja
Lachesi s
Pul sati l l a
Cal careum carb
Rhus toxi codendron
Sul phur
Si l i cae
Sepi a
Phosphorus
Tubercul i num
Li ver drai nage
edhorri num
Carci nosi n
Causti cum
This chart shows
the efficacy of the
Remedies used
in the treatment
of the HIV positive
sub group.
Liver drainage
is a combination
of Cardus Marianus,
Chelidonium and
Hydrastis canadiensis
Homeopathy as a treatment for HIV and Aids
in Swaziland
To s&mmarize :
Treating HIV and Aids is still abo&t treating the
totality of symptoms that the individ&al presents.