Application of floral therapy in patients with autoimmune diseases

Authors

  • Lutgarda Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Lucia del Carmen Alba Pérez Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara
  • Martha Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Carmen Xiomara Moré Chang Dirección Municipal de Salud Pública, Santa Clara
  • Dayami Rega Echeverría Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara
  • Claristel Blanco Ramos Policlínico “Chiqui Gómez Lubián”, Santa Clara

Keywords:

floral remedies, autoimmune diseasses

Abstract

Invoked in the genesis and decompensated autoimmune diseases, stress, exhausted and overwhelmed when the person weakens its immune system, resulting in a failure of immune regulation or immunomodulation. It is known that Bach´s flower therapy is, among others, an alternative treatment of support for diseases with a component in which the negative effects of stress are intertwined. One coasiexperimental study with two samples of patients (control group and study group) diagnosed with the autoimmune disease systemic erythematosus lupus  presenting  acute crisis of this illness in the  period of time from September 2011 to September 2012 in the "Arnaldo Milian Castro."  Surgical Hospital. The study group also classic (cytostatics and steroids) treatment was given adjunctive modality Bach´s flower therapy (PINE drug), and control group was established classical treatment for autoimmune disease. These treatments were imposed for three months and patients were observed before and after the end of this time period; aspects were seen from the analytical point of view (C-reactive protein, immunoglobulins, complements C3 and C4, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, cell lupus erythematosus, lupus anticoagulant and circulating immune complexes). Improvement after treatment classic intercrisis (steroids) in both groups remained maintenance and, in the case of the study group was used, associated with the treatment of   (personalized) floral therapy. It was observed in patients who used the flower therapy (study group) a better outcome of acute crisis and in the period between attacks decreased relapse rate was observed, it was recommended to use this complementary therapy in these diseases.

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Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez L, Alba Pérez L del C, Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez M, Moré Chang CX, Rega Echeverría D, Blanco Ramos C. Application of floral therapy in patients with autoimmune diseases. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 7];8(1):10-21. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/40

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014): January-March

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