Effect of a biostimulatory homeopathic complex on venom production in captive rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus).

Effect of a biostimulatory homeopathic complex on venom production in captive rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus). Homeopathy. 2016 Nov;105(4):338-343 Authors: Santa Rita PH, Cleveland HP, Pereira PL, Corrêa W, Van Onselen VJ, Corrêa Filho RA, Teixeira MA Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of two administration methods of a biostimulatory homeopathic complex (Convert H(®)) on the production of fresh and lyophilized venom of rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus) under intensive captivity conditions. Sixty snakes were subjected to treatment following a randomized block design. The effects of sex and size were controlled for. Thirteen consecutive extractions were performed over 21 months. The first factor considered in the experiment was the origin of mice used as prey: a conventional colony (A1) or the Convert H colony (A2; mice receiving the homeopathic complex in water at 1%). The type of water given to snakes was the second factor: pure (B1) or amended with 5% of Convert H(®) (B2). The experiment was structured in a factorial 2 × 2 design combining mouse and water types (A1B1, A1B2, A2B1, and A2B2). No consistent treatment effects on fresh venom production (mL) were observed when the experimental groups were compared with controls (A1B1). However, production of lyophilized venom (mg) was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in A2B2 animals than in controls in eight of 13 extractions performed, and also in a...
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