Homeopathy

Vacate writes:You presume that science has results that show there is something worth looking into.

In this work, the authors springing from different scientifie disciplines set down in common their knowledge and experiences to provide one explicit model of the nature and of the working of "High Dilutions".
This original and multi disciplinary consensus has, as consequence, integrated the mechanism of the High Dilutions into the corpus of the Science and is in harmony with S.Hahnemann's statement: "Each science could only discuss objects that pertain to its domain".
This discovery has a lot of applications among which the modelling of Hahnemann's work is not the least. For 200 years, the questions of the founder of the homeopathy still remained to be solved: "How can weak doses of medication extended such as those used in homeopathy still have strength, high strength"? adding: "What happens really has to be at least possible".
When the matter disappears, it leaves what the authors called a "white hole" by opposition to the "black hole" in which the matter is super-dense. This implies that, for any dilution level up to Avogadro's number, remanent waves of neutronic nature are created, and will reorganize the structure of the diluent. This organisation subtends the concept of the Hyper-protons modelled as free protons in a space-time having singularities of "white hole" type.
So, a diluted and successed solution will contain contonian remanent waves whose quantity is proportional to the density of matter having disappeared and whose frequency is characteristic of this matter, which allows the authors to introduce the firts model of the drive of animated matter.
Therefore, this work brings an answer to the question, "Why do the High Dilutions operate?". In addition, the authors pursued their investigations and evidenced the emission of Beta radiations from these solutions whatever their concentrations are, so enforcing, in the field of the physics, the basics of their theory of High Dilutions.To answer to the Samuel Hahnemann question : "What really happens has to be at least possible", four authors propose a theoretical model and the experimental validation of the diluted-succussed solutions used in the therapeutical frame of the homoeopathic doctrine.
This work under the direction of Dr Conte is multi disciplinary and interdisciplinary. It is presented in a book entitled Theory of High Dilutions & Experimental Aspects. The French and English versions of the volume I have been published in 1996 by Polytechnica (Paris) and versions of the volume II in 2000: Theory of High Dilution. Application to Life.To order the books: Acheter Livre en Ligne - Histoire, Economie, Stratégie Militaire - EconomicaDr Yves Lasne (left) and Dr Rolland Conte discussing the Theory of High Dilutions - Application to life, published in 2000.
Summary of the volume I, by Paul Callinan M.Sc. N.D. D.Hom. can be found atiiNet | naked dsl - broadband - adsl - phone - voipA book review by Jay Yasgur inhttp://www.minimum.com/reviews/jacondil.htmEquipment and MethodMeasurements were carried on a large range of diluted-succussed solutions, prepared under different physico-chemical situations well controlled, on human biological liquids, animal biological liquids (cats, horses, cows, snakes...), organ extracts and on cellular cultures.The theoretical methods applied are based on the current corpus of science: Theory of Ethers, Quantum Theory of the Relativistic Fields, Contonian Statistics.The experimental methods are those commonly used: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Minispec (20 MHz) from Brcker S.A), specially calibrated for water to get stable signal around 9000 microsec for the 90 pulse and twice that value for the 180 one. Liquid Scintillation (Tricarb 2300 from Packard S.A), Computers on a Local area Network (Hewlett Packard 850 MHz, Power Macintosh 400 MHz). The dilutions-succussions are performed according to the classical principles, the succussion machine allowing to remake exactly the same energy in every given diluted-succussed solution. The water used presented a minimum of relaxation time T2 equal to 2100 millisec to get the required high purity, and therefore comparable data. Finally, various conventional equipment are also used: ultrasonic devices, magnetic field generators, incubators, freezers, automatic pipettes, and so on ....

Granny Magda writes:It is safe because there is nothing in it but water on a sugar pill. Homoeopathy is a placebo, that's all. The average homoeopathic remedy is diluted so many times that the remedies you buy have an amount of potentially active ingredient in them equivalent to one drop in all the worlds oceans. Think about that for a minute. Some remedies are actually more diluted, but it makes little difference, because by this point there is none of the original ingredient left in the bottle; it is just water. No wonder it is safe.

Rahvin writes:Homeopathy consists of diluting a medication tot he point where there is no longer a detectable amount of the active ingredient.

An Introduction to Homeopathy by Karyn Siegel-MaierThis article originally appeared, in part, in Natural Living Today magazineTwo months ago, Stephen, an active 37 year old Chef from Maryland, awoke to severe lower back pain that left him partially immobilized. Stephen’s family doctor prescribed an anti-inflammatory to alleviate his chronic pain, but without satisfactory result. Three weeks later, he saw an orthopedic surgeon............ Desperate for relief, Stephen decided to discontinue his painkillers and try a homeopathic treatment. “Within three days .............Dianne, a paralegal from Monteray, California, watched helplessly while her infant nephew nearly died from internal bleeding of an unknown origin. After extensive testing, ............ My sister finally treated him with a homeopathic remedy and he began to improve immediately........................................ In the 1990’s, sales of homeopathic remedies have surpassed $200 million each year. What are these medicines and how do they work?...............................Hanhemann worked to refine his system of homeopathy and eventually established two fundamental principles. The first was the Law of Similars which................................The second fundamental principle, the Law of Infinitesimals, maintains that the smaller the dose, the more effective it will be in mobilizing the body’s defense mechanisms against disease................ Furthermore, he proposed that a homeopathic solution must be “activated” .......... The allopaths argued that such extreme distillation resulted in a vile of mere water, and they seized the opportunity to label Hahnemann as a quack and his theories as scientific voodoo. .........................However, there have been some 20th century attempts to account for this mystery. ......................In 1988, French allergist Jacques Benveniste, M.D., set forth a theory that homeopathic micro-dosages may be effective due to a property of water not yet clearly understood; in effect, a kind of “memory.” ...............while those examined in a placebo group showed none. But do they work? .....................In 1989, a British placebo-controlled, double-blind study tested Oscillococcinum, a typical homeopathic flu remedy, on 487 people. .............. Another placebo-controlled, double-blind study took place in Germany in 1990 on 61 people suffering from varicose veins. ...........
While homeopathy has long been taken seriously in Europe, it wasn’t until 1994 that a study on a homeopathic preparation appeared in an American medical journal. ........................Several studies have been published in British Medical Journals in recent years. .............................Not everyone agrees that homeopathic medicine is an effective or even valid mode of treatment. ........................The homeopath’s response to this argument is that most preparations are in concentrations well within the Avogadro limit. ..............................In spite of continued scientific debate, homeopathy has made a significant comeback in the U.S. and is being incorporated into the treatments offered by various medical practitioners, including those “conventional.”..........Unlike allopathic physicians, homeopaths do not necessarily treat a specific disorder, but strive to achieve a balance between all of the body’s systems, ..................................“Homeopathy has shown itself to be quite useful over the past 150 years. Had it not, it would have been eliminated by the powers of political medicine a long time ago. This is not some sort of “New-Agey” thing. It is precise medicine based on principles and practice.”

Robert L. Park, noted physicist and Executive Director of the American Physical Society, expresses his views on homeopathy with adherence to the basic laws of chemistry, specifically those imposed by Avogadro’s number, which limits the amount of dilution to retain any of the original substance. “Since the least amount of a substance in a solution is one molecule, a 30c solution would have to have at least one molecule of the original substance dissolved in a minimum of 1 followed by 60 zeroes. This would, according to Park, require a container more than 30 billion times the size of the Earth.”The homeopath’s response to this argument is that most preparations are in concentrations well within the Avogadro limit. However, many are not. But there are several examples of the potency of very dilute substances occurring naturally. For example, the pituitary gland secretes the thyroid-stimulating hormone that regulates every cell of the body, and yet its concentration in the blood is 1 in 10,000 million. Furthermore, contemporary medicine commonly uses two methods of treatment that support both the effectiveness of micro-dosages and the theory of “like cures like”: vaccinations and allergy shots.Ellen Goldman, ND, DHANP, is a Naturopath Physician specializing in classical homeopathy, and Chair of the Homeopathy Department at Bastyr University where she has taught since 1990. “The simple answer to the question how does homeopathy work,” says Goldman, “is that we don’t know. But, it’s important to bear in mind that for the longest time we didn’t know why putting an acupuncture needle into a certain point worked to relieve pain. Now, there are machines that can measure the difference in the electromagnetic fields around these points.” Goldman also asserts that certain areas of the brain can effect all of the body’s systems, including one’s emotional well-being. “I believe that homeopathic medicines could be stimulating the limbic area of the brain. I can live with the fact that I don’t know exactly how my homeopathic medicines work, but the improved state of health of my patients is proof that it does.”In spite of continued scientific debate, homeopathy has made a significant comeback in the U.S. and is being incorporated into the treatments offered by various medical practitioners, including those “conventional.” For Cheryl, an RN from Arizona, homeopathy was an answer to prayer. Being multi-chemically sensitive, Cheryl cannot tolerate synthetic drugs to combat her numerous allergies. Instead, her M.D. prepares homeopathic solutions in his office for her. These remedies says Cheryl, “have helped give quality back to my life.”

Asgara writes:Buz, could you explain what a 13C solution is? or 200C?

DrJones writes:Really Buz? What agency regulates the alternative health industry and keeps track of complications, side effects and deaths due to alternative treatments?

Coragyps writes:And what are the odds that these bozos use water from anywhere other than the kitchen sink?

Granny Magda writes:Just because something is popular doesn't mean it's right. Islam is very popular, but neither one of us thinks that that makes it more likely to be correct. As for miracles cures...