A new study conducted in Germany has found that the homoeopathic remedy, Sulfur Oligoplex, seems to be very beneficial for people suffering from chronic skin infections and related skin disorders including acne and eczema.
Sulfur Oligoplex is a formulated homoeopathic remedy which has been used by homoeopaths on the continent for over 85 years in the treatment of chronic skin conditions including seborrhoeic eczema, skin infections and acne. It contains Sulphur 6x, Alumen 6x, Cuprum oxydatum nigrum 6x and Magnesium sulfuricum 6x.
A study was conducted in Germany to evaluate the efficacy of Sulfur Oligoplex for various skin disorders. 4,339 patients were evaluated; 3078 (70.9%) of them were over 12 years of age, 912(21%) were between 6 -12 years of age, 259 (6% were aged between one year and 6 years, and 90 (2.1%) were under one year of age.
Data was collected via questionnaires which were completed by the attending health practitioners who had used Sulfur Oligoplex for an average of 10 years (the shortest period a practitioner had used the remedy was six months and the longest was 34 years). The average duration of treatment for patients was 6 weeks.
The results showed that 2065 (47.6%) patients experienced a complete clearance of symptoms, 1742 (40.1%) experienced a clear improvement, 382 (8.%) experienced a minor improvement and only 150 patients (3.5%) experienced no improvement.
Side effects were noted in 166 (3.8%) of the patients, but these were mainly typical homoeopathic reactions involving a slight worsening of symptoms at the commencement of the treatment. The tolerability of the treatment was judged to very good’ by 96.2% of the patients.
One important factor was that 64.5% of the patients used no additional complementary medicines or treatments, but the other patients were prescribed other remedies including other homoeopathic preparations, dietary changes, mineral preparations, acupuncture treatment and herbal remedies to assist.
Overall, the study showed that Sulfur Oligoplex was effective (in varying degrees) in 96.5% of the patients treated although at least one third of the patients also used additional therapies. Although this was not a double-blind, controlled study, the high success rate observed by the practitioners and the large number of patients provide strong evidence that this may be a useful complementary medicine for people of all ages suffering from chronic skin infections.
In summary, although this research goes some way to supporting the use of Sulfur Oligoplex as, at least, a complementary therapeutic intervention for patients suffering from chronic skin infections and disorders, further controlled, double-blind studies would be required to fully understand the efficacy of the treatment.
Source: Alternatives in health V.2 I.4 June 1997
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