Table 2.

Reversal of expression of ANA in Group II populations from the village Dakshin Panchpota

Age group	Placebo												Drug (Ars alb-30)
	BP						AP 1M						BD						AD 1M
	Male			Female			Male			Female			Male			Female			Male			Female
	+ve	B	−ve	+ve	B	−ve	+ve	B	−ve	+ve	B	−ve	+ve	B	−ve	+ve	B	−ve	+ve	B	−ve	+ve	B	−ve
<20 years	1	0	12	0	0	1	1	0	12	0	0	1	0	1	3	2	0	4	0	0	4	1 NA1	0	4
20–40 years	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	10
>40 years	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1

Total populations studied, 43: Placebo fed, 17 (Male 16, Female 1); Drug (Ars alb-30) fed, 26 (Male 9, Female 17); NA = blood not available (dropped out), BP = before administration of placebo; AP = after administration of placebo; BD = before administration of the drug; AD = after administration of the drug, 1M = one month.