Anorexia

Anorexia means loss of appetite. Patient feels fullness after just few mouthfuls.Appetizers are the conventional management prescribed by Allopathic physician. In Homoepathy, Dr. W. Boericke and S.R. Phatak have mentioned alfalfa mother tincture as an appetizer. Objective: 1)To evaluate effectiveness of Alfalfa mother tincture in patients suffering from anorexia 2) To determine effectiveness of Individualized homoeopathic medicine in patients suffering from anorexia.3) To assess the effectiveness of Alfalfa mother tincture over individualized homoeopathic medicine in patients suffering from anorexia.Materials andMethods:The study includes46cases of Anorexia; of which 23 cases were administered Alfalfa Mother Tincture and 23 patients were administered Individualized homoeopathic medicine.Result: t value for paired t-test for group A was 22 and for group B was13.4 and t-value for unpaired t-test were 5.The test result is statistically significant at 5% and 1% level. Conclusion:Alfalfa mother tincture is more effective than Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine in the management of Anorexia.