Immunotherapy with the Banerji Protocols Dr. Prasanta Banerji and Dr. Pratip Banerji
PBH Research Foundation 10/3/1 Elgin Road, Kolkata – 700020, India Email:
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Immunotherapy Stimulation of the immune system Modification of the immune system Inhibition of the immune system
Homeopathy in General • Basis of treatment is strengthening the body’s immune system • Often this is done through a process of exposing the organism to non-toxic doses of an offending or disease-causing agent, which mobilizes the immune response to resist the actual disease • This is the foundation of immunotherapy in general and of homeopathy’s basic principle: Like Cures Like
Classical homeopathy • Ten cases of a disease may require ten different remedies • Ten different disease conditions may require the same drug if the symptoms are more or less alike
Hahnemann, Lesser Writings “…by an infinite number of trials of all imaginable simple substances used in domestic practice in a well defined disease, which shall constantly present the same characters a true certainly efficacious specific remedy for the greater number of individuals suffering from the same disease might certainly be discovered...”
Isopathy – research evidence • • • •
Mixed grass pollen, 30c Placebo controlled trial (Dr. David Reilly) 144 hay fever patients Significant reduction in symptoms with isopathic treatment • A good example of classical homoepathy using disease-specific treatment
The Banerji Protocols at PBHRF The fixed nature of prescription, for specific diseases along with specific potencies, standardizes medicine selection. In this sense our protocol s are used like conventional medicine. These protocols are easy to learn since the focus is on the medical diagnostic approach thus the casetaking time is shortened.
The Banerji Protocols • • • •
Disease specific Symptom specific Tissue specific Dilution specific
• Case assessment depends on medical diagnosis and current symptoms • Shortened time per patient allows more patients to be treated • “THE PEOPLE’S MEDICINE”
Banerji Protocols and Immunology • • • •
Hyper-responsive immune system Primary immune system diseases Auto-immune diseases Failures of immune surveillance: cancers of various sites
Hyperimmune disorders • Respiratory allergies: • Encourage exposure to the allergen • Improve general resistance to allergies with: • Calcarea carbonica 30CH 2d or 1M q7days
• Treat symptoms: • Nasal discharge or nose block: • Sanguinaria can. 200CH, 2d
• Watery eyes: • Allium cepa 30CH
• Sneezing: • Arsenic 6CH sos
Allergies (cont’d) Skin allergies: • General/constitutional support: • Psorinum 200CH or Tuberculinum 200CH
Rash: • Antimonium crudum 6CH 2d
Asthma • Extrinsic, allergic asthma: – Calcarea carbonica as above – Ipecahuana 30CH , gagging cough – Kali iodatum 6CH, wheezing, dyspnea
• Chronic, intrinsic asthma in adults: – Chelidonium majus 6DH alt e3h with – Hepar sulphuris calcarea 6CH – Kali iodatum 6CH sos wheezing, dyspnea – Kali carbonicum 200CH
Autoimmune diseases – Classical Homeopathy • Gibson et al: significantly better results with homeopathy vs. salicylates, 42% able to stop all therapies • Repeat study: patients continued on antiinflammatory drugs. Homeopathy safe and effective as “second line” treatment.
Autoimmune diseases: Banerji Protocol • tissue specific and symptom specific • Rheumatoid arthritis: •Rhus Toxicodendron 30CH e3h alt with Bryonia Alba 200CH for acute joint inflammation •Symphytum 200CH 2d plus Calcarea Phos 3DH 2d •Knees, feet: Ledum Palustre 200CH plus Belladonna 3CH 2d •Pleuritis: Kali Carbonicum 200CH liquid every other day
Autoimmune diseases cont’d: • Systemic lupus erythematosis: • Renal protection: Thuja Occidentalis 30CH, 2d • Joint inflammation: Rhus Tox. 30CH e3h alt with Bryonia Alba. 30CH • Skin rash: Antimonium Crudum 6CH 2d
Case study: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis • 16 year old French girl with recent onset joint pain, inflammation, fevers; difficult to walk • Symphytum 200CH twice a day plus Calcarea Phos 3DH twice a day • Now symptom free and leading a normal life
Primary diseases of the immune system • Lymphomas: • Thuja Occidentalis 30 CH 2d (antitumor) • Hepar Sulph Calcarea 6CH (specific for lymph glands)
• HIV disease: • Syphilinum 200CH • Symptomatic treatment as needed, for example • Antimonium Crudum for condylomata • Thuja Occ for Kaposi’s Sarcoma • Kali Carbonicum, Chelidonium, Hepar Sulph Calc for pneumocystis pneumoniae
Cancer: A failure of the immune system • Local immune failure: tissue and organ level • Regional immune failure: regional metastasis • General immune failure: distant metastasis • BANERJI PROTOCOLS ADDRESS ALL THE ABOVE LEVELS
Banerji Protocol for Brain Tumors
• Ruta graveolens 6CH, 2 doses daily • Calcarea Phosphorica 3DH, 2 doses daily • Plus symptomatic medicine as needed
Mean survival time: 92 months
Glioma Cases: Last Known Status over 10 Years (N=91; average follow-up time 23 months, range 6 months to 10 years follow-up)
Banerji Protocol: Lung Tumors • Kali Carbonicum 200CH liq. 2 drops on alternate mornings • Thuja Occ. 30CH 2 pills size #40, twice daily • Kali Mur 3DH + Ferrum Phos 3DH, 2+2 tablets, twice daily
Mean survival time 83.272 months
Study
n
2-3 year Survival of Lung Cancer Cases
Pass et al
28
46%
Roth et al
60
56%
Depierre et al
355
52%
Banerji Protocol
373
85%
MTT assay for viability of the cells treated with 5 and 10 μl/ml solvent, Carcinosin, Phytolacca, Conium, or Thuja for 48 and 72 h.
“… our study demonstrates that the ultra-diluted natural product remedies prescribed in the ‘Banerji Protocol’ induce cell cycle delay/arrest with subsequent apoptosis in breast adenocarcinoma cells… the preferentially elevated cytotoxic effects on breast adenocarcinoma cells compared with cells derived from normal mammary epithelium raises the exciting possibility of a window of therapeutic opportunity for preferentially eliminating breast cancer cells with minimal damage to the surrounding normal mammary tissue by using the ultra-diluted remedies investigated in this report….
the ultra-diluted natural homeopathic remedies investigated in this study offer the promise of being effective preventive and/or therapeutic agents for breast cancer and worthy of further study.”
Tissue – Specific Immunity
Tissue-specific medicines • Ruta Graveolens 6CH is a specific for the brain and eyes. • Nitricum Acidicum 3CH is specific for mucosal tissue, and is highly effective in treating and preventing recurrences of oropharyngeal and rectal cancers. • Hepar Sulphuris Calcarea 6CH is effective for benign and malignant tumors of the larynx. • Kali Carbonicum 200CH confers resistance to many different lung pathologies.
More tissue-specific medicines • For diseases of the liver, Chelidonium Majus 6DH is a mainstay of our protocols. • For diseases and cancers of the pancreas and billiary tract, we use Carduus Marianus MT (θ). • For disorders and diseases of the stomach, Arsenic in the 3C potency is highly effective. • Thuja Occidentalis 30CH is a first-line agent for diseases of the kidneys, urinary tract, and bladder. • For all variety of skin disorders and rashes, we usually initiate treatment with Antimonium Crudum 6CH.
Immune support for bacterial infections • Hepar Sulphuris Calcarea 6CH or in 200CH potency, often combined with Arsenicum Album 200CH, for skin and soft tissue infections • When sepsis is present, Pyrogenicum 200CH is the first line agent • Micro-organism specific medicines, for example: – Baptisia 200CH 2d and Lycopodium 30CH 2d as the primary agent for treatment of typhoid fever
Immune support for viral infections • Thuja Occidentalis 30CH or in 1M is effective against a wide spectrum of viral diseases, including hepatitis B and C and influenza prophylaxis. • For dengue fever, Eupatorium Perf. Q, 5 drops, e 3h alternately with Rhus Toxicodendron 30CH 2 drops • For influenza, Rhus Tox. 30CH e 3h alternately with Bryonia Alba 30CH
PBH Research Foundation Kolkata, India
A Presentation of Cases
Case no. 1
Astrocytoma
M.R.I of Brain dated 10.11.2003
CT Scan of Brain dated 11.08.2005
Biopsy dated 29.01.2004
CT Scan of Brain dated 28.08.2007
Case no. 2
GBM-IV
Biopsy dated 02.01.2009
C.T. Scan of Brain dated 02.09.2009 C.T. Scan of Brain dated 31.12.2008
Case no. 3
Chest X-ray dated 18.12.1998
Chest X-ray dated 09.03.1999
C.T. Scan of chest dated 13.12.1998
Chest X-ray dated 29.09.1999
Bronchial Cytology dated 26.12.1998
Chest X-ray dated18.06.2007
Case no. 4
C.T. Scan of Thorax dt.11.06.2008
Chest X-ray dated 21.08.2008
Chest X-ray dated 12.06.2008
Chest X-ray dated 13.01.2009
FNAC dated 12.06.2008
Chest X-ray dated 13.10.2009
Chest X-ray dated 09.05.2010
Psoriasis
Before treatment
After treatment
