Can Nanoparticles in Homeopathic Remedies Enhance Phototherapy of Cancer? A Hypothetical Model

Ayesha Loonat; Janice Pellow; Heidi Abrahamse; Rahul Chandran

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1735581

Can Nanoparticles in Homeopathic Remedies Enhance Phototherapy of Cancer? A Hypothetical Model

Ayesha Loonat, Janice Pellow, Heidi Abrahamse, Rahul Chandran

Laser Research Centre

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

The continuous rise in cancer incidence places a massive burden on the health sector to increase efforts in the fight against cancer. As a holistic complementary medicine modality, homeopathy has the potential to assist in the supportive and palliative treatment of cancer patients. Recent empirical studies demonstrate the presence of silica and original source nanoparticles in ultra-high dilutions of several homeopathic medicines. Recent studies have also demonstrated the efficacy of phototherapy in inducing the ablation of cancer cells through laser-activated nanoparticle photosensitizers. A new hypothetical research model is presented herein, in an attempt to investigate and compare the phototherapeutic effects of homeopathic source nanoparticles with photosensitizing nanoparticle agents that have previously been tested.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	217-225
Number of pages	9
Journal	Homeopathy
Volume	111
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735581
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2022

Keywords

cancer
homeopathy
nanoparticles
photosensitizer
phototherapy

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