Researchers from Hyderabad based JSPS Government Homoeopathic Medical College and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) have found positive indications of snake venom in arresting deadly viral diseases like AIDS, ebola and hepatitis B.

The experimental study conducted by doctors from JSPS College and scientists from IICT has shown that the homoeopathic medicine extracted from snake venom has the ability to check RT enzyme. According to the researchers, the RT enzyme plays a key role in converting RNA of the virus into DNA and multiplies into billions which in turn impacts the immune system of the body. With these findings, the scientists are enthused to work together and bring out an effective medicine to relieve patients from AIDS, ebola and hepatitis B. “Crotalus Horridus, a homoeopathic extract from snake venom has shown positive signs to arrest the deadly viral diseases like AIDS, ebola and hepatitis B. Latest experiments are showing positive results in this direction and we are hopeful very soon an effective drug will emerge to tackle the existing deadly virus,” said Prof. Dr Praveen Kumar, head of department of practice of medicine at JSPS College.

Scientifically speaking, Crotalus Horridus has inhibited reverse transcriptase or RT - an enzyme which is utilized by viruses like HIV and hepatitis-B to convert the viral RNA into viral DNA so that they multiply into billions and wreck patients.

Dr S Chandrasekhar, deputy director of IICT said interestingly ebola virus also uses the RT and Crotalus Horridus can hopefully bring some cheer to these patients in times to come.

Dr Prathama S Mainkar, Fellow QRS Division of Natural Products Chemistry CSIR-and IICT said her team experimented with homoeopathic dilutions as well but found that the medicine made out of snake venom was the most useful.

For years, homoeopathy stream of medicine has been adapting the process of converting snake venom and poison from deadly scorpions, spiders and wild bees into medicinal substances by transforming them into nano-particles that have proved safe and effective for patients. In fact, the homoeopathy stream of medicine has gained increasing popularity and there is a resurgence of interest in many developed countries. On the other side the system is being criticized for inadequate clinical evidences, in spite of considerable and encouraging research work. The practitioners, students and the followers of homeopathy often are unaware about the scientific advances in the field due to inadequate exposure.

To quell the apprehensions and doubts about Homoeopathy, Global Homoeopathy Foundation in collaboration with Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), is organising a world homoeopathy summit in Mumbai on April 11-12 and is expected to give a call for researchers from different fields of medicine to work together to defeat the disease burden of the globe.