A Clinical Study on the Analgesic Effect of Formica Rufa 200 and Gnaphalium 200 in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sheeba S, Sylum VSS, Siju V, Sanju S, Krishna KG, Reghu R and Ramya SS

Published on: 2025-12-20

Abstract

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a long-lasting incendiary syndrome that primarily affects the joints, leading to inflammation and eventual joint destruction and distortion. Conventional treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis emphases on dropping soreness besides with restrictive infirmity. The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is common in managing rheumatoid arthritis. However, excessive intake of NSAIDs is often linked to adverse effects such as gastric ulcers, bleeding, and gastrointestinal perforation. In contrast, the homeopathic system of medicine focuses on enhancing overall well-being, Quality of Life, condenses pain, frailty. The impartial of contemporaneous initial study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anti-arthritic properties of homeopathic medicines Formica Rufa and Gnaphalium. For this study, 10 patients with RA were selected from the outpatient unit at Nithiravilai and they were divided into 2 groups each of 5 and treated with Formica Rufa 200 and Gnaphalium 200 respectively for a short course of 3 months repeated on alternative days. The foremost unbiased of our exploration reacts to define the effectiveness of homoeopathic medicines in the management of RA by estimating the relief of symptoms in patients of both groups and comparing the effectiveness of remedies in both groups. And finally, it is observed that the group treated with Formica Rufa has shown more relief and ease than the one treated with Gnaphalium.