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a homoeopathic drug may offer a ray of hope to arsenic victims. An Indian study claims that Arsenicum Album-30 can help remove arsenic from the body. But allopathic doctors stressed the need for a more rigorous trial.
The study was conducted by a team of researchers from West Bengal's University of Kalyani and Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya. "The drug reduced arsenic levels in blood and urine of arsenic victims from Ghetugachhi village in Nadia district,' says Anisur Rahaman Khuda-Bukhsh, who headed the team. "The blood levels of the toxicity denoting liver enzymes (like aspartate aminotransferase) returned to almost normal levels after three months,' he adds.
Encouraging results in mice led the researchers to test Arsenicum Album -30 on humans (allopathy does not have a treatment for arsenic-induced toxicity). The subjects for the trial were arsenic-affected residents of Ghetugachhi village, who were divided into two groups
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