The Materiality of Homeopathic Medicines. DynHom Research Program
Int. j. high dilution res
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21(2): 2-3, May 6, 2022.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Homeopathy is controversial because using highly dilute medicines (high homeopathic potencies, HHP) beyond the Avogadro/Loschmidt limit. Previous publications [1,2] using NMR relaxation revealed the involvement of nanobubbles and/or nanoparticles and/or nanometric superstructures in high potentizations. Nano Tracking Analyse (NTA) demonstrated the presence of particles in HHPs [3,4]. WithSEM-EDX [5] we observed an ionic diversity common to all preparations including HHPs and significant differences in the relative quantity of each ion between different homeopathic manufacturing lines and controls. FTIR spectroscopy [6] shows that the molecular composition is that of carbonates, primarily sodium bicarbonate.Methods:To observe the materiality of homeopathic medicines a multidisciplinary approach is necessary. In collaboration with several universities,we canobserve these medications with NMR, NTA, SEM-EDX, FTIR, pH,and EPA. Results:The essential component of all already studied homeopathic medicines is sodium hydrogen carbonate modulated by some other elements in a specific quantity, size,and shape. The probability that the observed results could have occurred just by random chance can be rejected(significantlyabove the Avogadro limit) p < 0,001.Conclusions:The homeopathic medicines do contain material with a specific ionic composition even in HHPs diluted beyond the Avogadro/Loschmidt limit. This specificity can be attributed to the manufacturing process. These results demonstrate that the step-by-step process (dynamized or not) does not match the theoretical expectations in a dilution process. The starting material and dilution/dynamization method influencethe nature of these NPs. The role of carbonates and sodium bicarbonate must be carefully studied in the future. Its aqueous solution is alkaline in nature but itis an amphoteric compound, which means that the compound has both acidic as well as alkaline character. The reaction with acids results in sodium salts and carbonic acid and the reaction with the basic solution producescarbonates and water. Specific electric fields are indeed detectable.
Dynamization; Electrophotonic Analyse (EPA); Homeopathic medicines; Homeopathy; Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR); Nano Tracking Analyse (NTA); Nanoparticles; Nuclear Magnetic Resonnance (NMR); Particles; Pharmacology; Potentization; Scanning Electron Microscopy & Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX); Sodium bicarbonate; Sodium hydrogen carbonate
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Materia Medica
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Dinamização
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Nanopartículas
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Int. j. high dilution res
Assunto da revista:
Homeopatia
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Terapias Complementares
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Bélgica
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Instituição/País de afiliação:
DynHom Research Project/BE
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Madeleine et Rolland Conte Endowment Fund/FR
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