Homeopathy: a challenge in the treatment of acute herpetic gingivostomatitis

Study summary

A study in Cuba by Hernández García S. involving 504 children with acute herpetic gingivostomatitis.

What is commonly claimed

Acute viral oral ulcerations must run their course and cannot be accelerated by homeopathy.

What the study actually found

79.5% of children achieving curing by the fourth day of treatment, with the study concluding that homeopathy is a very useful method for treating acute oral viral conditions. The control group received a natural-medicine regimen (Plantago lanceolata rinses), not a placebo, and the study was descriptive rather than randomised.

Key findings

• 79.5% cure rate within 4 days.
• Significant acceleration of healing for oral ulcerations.
• Safe and effective pediatric dental application.