[Omeo33] Art 1033 - Homeopathy, 2009, 98 (3), 160-164

[Gino Santini]

Effect of Mercurius solubilis on the bacteriological response in the  
alveolitis process in rats
Flávia Regina Gonçalves de Araújo, Célia Maria Machado Barbosa de  
Castro, Maiara Santos Severo, Maria de Fátima Alves Diniz, Marcelo  
Tavares Viana and Liriane Baratella Evêncio

Objective - The purpose of this study was to assess the  
bacteriological response in alveolitis in rats treated with the  
homeopathic medicine Merc solubilis (Merc sol.) 12 cH.
Methods - The study was randomized and observer blind. The animals  
were anesthetized and the upper right incisor extracted resulting in  
alveolitis. Animals were randomly assigned to groups (n = 18/group):  
Water control, Alcohol control and Merc sol. 12 cH. These groups were  
subsequently divided into 3 subgroups (n = 6/subgroup): Early  
Euthanasia (EE), Mid Euthanasia (ME) and Late Euthanasia (LE), killed  
at the 6th, 15th and 21st days respectively. The perialveolar  
microbiota was collected by swab in Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) for  
seeding and bacterioscopy. After seeding, the Petri dishes were  
incubated at 37°C for 48 h.
Results - Quantitative and qualitative changes were observed in the  
perialveolar microbiota when the groups were compared. Water control  
and Alcohol control had the highest counts of pathogenic bacteria, the  
microbiotica of the Merc sol. group remained closer to normal.
Conclusions - Merc sol. 12 cH did not reduce bacterial growth, but the  
microbiotica remained within the parameters of normality, obtaining  
the best results at 21 days after treatment.

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