International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Amoung thyroid disorder Hypothyroidism seems to be the most prevalent disorder in clinical practice. Homoeopathic medicines provide a good alternative where rather than supplementing the thyroid hormone deficiency the focus is on curing the state of hypo functioning of thyroid gland. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Homoeopathic constitutional medicines in managing uncomplicated cases of hypothyroidism.

In our institution (Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College, Trivandrum) a prospective, non- randomized pre- and post-intervention clinical study was conducted from July 2024 for ten months. Thirty-one subjects aged 18–60 years with serum Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) levels greater than 5 mIU/L were included through consecutive sampling. Cases with thyroid malignancy, severe systemic illness, or pregnancy were excluded. The intervention involved individualized Homoeopathic constitutional medicines prescribed according to the patient’s symptom totality. The outcome was measured as the change in serum TSH levels before and after treatment. Data were analyzed using a paired t-test.

The calculated t-value was 4.58; which was greater than the table value of 2.75 at df(30) and p value <.01 level, indicating a statistically significant reduction in serum TSH levels following treatment. In this study the most frequently prescribed medicines were Calcarea iodata, Calcarea carbonica, Natrum muriaticum, Sepia, Lycopodium, and Thyroidinum.

Homoeopathic constitutional medicines demonstrated significant effectiveness in managing uncomplicated hypothyroidism, as evident by the reduction in serum TSH levels. These findings support the role of individualized Homoeopathic medicines in thyroid function regulation. Further studies with larger sample sizes and inclusion of complicated thyroid disorders are recommended to validate and extend these findings.