Implications of Homoeopathic Remedies for Acne vulgaris in Young Adults with Acne-QOL Scale

Abstract

An experimental, open-label, non-randomized and non-comparative study was
conducted at Homoeopathy University in India to evaluate the potential benefits of personalized 
Homoeopathy for adult acne sufferers. The purpose of this research was to examine the efficacy of 
homoeopathic remedies for acne vulgaris in adult patients. Forty people participated. At baseline and 
three months following therapy, the Acne-QoL Questionnaire and Global Acne Grading Scale (GAGS) 
were used as outcome measures. Homoeopathic principles were applied while prescribing medicines. 
The dependent observations were compared using a paired t test. Final tally: 36 participants finished 
the experiment, with 4 people withdrawing. Nearly all participants saw a notable improvement, with 24 
instances (66.7%) demonstrating a rise of more than 75 percent in GAGS score (mean difference = 
19.778, t (35) = 17.616, p <.001). Each of the four ACNE-QoL domains showed a significant 
improvement in the majority of participants (p <.001). These included self-perception (mean difference 
= 10.917, t (35) = 13.798, p <.001), role-social (mean difference = 8.444, t (35) = 14.085, p <.001), 
role-emotional (mean difference = 10.556, t (35) = 12.77, p <.001), and acne symptoms (mean 
difference = 9.917, t (35) = 12.830, p <.001). Calcarea carbonica (5, 13.8% of cases) and Natrium 
muriaticum (17, 47.2% of cases) were the most often recommended medicines. The most common 
underlying miasm was shown to be Psora.