Efficacy of Larch in Students with Low Self Esteem: A Prospective Non Randomized Trial

Study to investigate the efficacy of Bach flower remedy larch in cases of low self-esteem in students was carried out with 50 students of Motiwala homoeopathic medical college .study hypotheses that Larch is efficacious in improving self-esteem in students. Students who fell in to grade III and grade IV of Sorensen Scale were selected after screening of 234 students. Written and informed consent were duly signed by the subjects’ .After history taking they received dose of larch dispensed by physician himself. Dose was repeated every 15 days. Follow ups were taken fortnightly to evaluate the effect of medicine. Mean score before treatment was 24.78 and after treatment was 8.84.This showed significant improvement in self-esteem scores after 6 months of treatment. Hypothesis was tested using Z test .Z score was 13.62, at confidence level of 95% table z value is 1.96.Hence Nulls hypothesis got rejected.