The efficacy of homoeopathic medicine anacardium Orientale as an adjuvant medicine in the treatment of bipolar affective disorder: A randomized controlled trail

Background: Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks which cause significant psychological distress, affects one’s work, family, social life may even result suicide. During homoeopathic drug proving of Anacardium Orientale, per provers Materia Medica recorded mental symptoms were similar BPAD symptoms. Hence, this study was done assess efficacy Orientale treatment Affective an Adjuvant Medicine.Methodology: Total 30 cases selected randomized group placebo group. For all GB scale score measured before after Symptom Severity (SS) Scale used check effectiveness Orientale. A 6-month follow-up for every case. Two from each discontinued treatment, total 26 patients taken statistical analysis.Results: In group, 10 had shown improvement (76.92%) whereas condition three not improved (23.07%). According outcome Oreintale found more effective patient who has current episode mild or moderate depression (F 31.3) hypomanic 31.0) with mania without psycotic 31.1).Conclusions: After analysis obtained Goldberg symptom severity scale, medicine management bipolar affective disease adjuvant than placebo.