| Sumario: | Background - Boger Boenninghausen's Characteristics & Repertory (BBCR) has more clinical utility in cases having marked modalities, concomitants, pathological and objective symptoms. Gout is a metabolic disorder involving abnormal pathological signs and symptoms. Rubrics related to pathology including constitutions, diathesis that can be considered as one of the cause of the manifestations shown in this repertory. Hence, BBCR is used to analyse the clinical applicability in the cases of gout in age group 35 to 45 years. Materials & Methods - An experimental placebo controlled study is adopted to assess the clinical utility of BBCR in cases of gout. Total 30 patients of 35 to 45 years were enrolled in this study. Chi Square test was used for statistical analysis. Results-02 cases dropped out, 18 cases showed marked improvement. Rhus toxicodendron, Lycopodium clavatum were commonly prescribed in markedly improved cases. Conclusion - The study showed significant improvement (60%) in cases of gout by using BBCR.
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