15 January 2022

Particle Characterisation of Traditional Homeopathically Manufactured Medicine Cuprum metallicum and Controls | International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206

 

Abstract

Background: Homeopathy is highly controversial. The main reason for this is its use of very highly dilute medicines (high homeopathic potencies, HHP), diluted beyond the Avogadro/Loschmidt limit. Research using several different methods has demonstrated the presence of particles, including nanoparticles of source material, in HHPs. This study aims to verify the results of a previous publication that detected the presence of particles in all dilutions.

Methods: We used the Nano Tracking Analyzer (NTA) to examine dilutions of a commonly used homeopathic medicine, an insoluble metal, Cuprum metallicum, for the presence of particles. The homeopathic medicines tested were specially prepared according to the European pharmacopoeia standards. We compared the homeopathic dilutions/dynamizations with simple dilutions and controls including a soluble medicine.

Results: We observed the presence of solid material in all preparations including HHPs (except for pure water). The measurements showed significant differences in particle sizes distribution between homeopathic manufacturing lines and controls.

Conclusion: Homeopathic medicines do contain material with a specific size distribution even in HHPs diluted beyond the Avogadro/Loschmidt limit. This specificity can be attributed to the manufacturing and potentization process. This material demonstrates 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 influences the nature and concentration of these NPs.

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Conclusion de cette étude:

Les médicaments homéopathiques contiennent de la matière de distribution de taille spécifique, même dans les hautes dynamisations dilués au-delà de la limite d’Avogadro / Loschmidt.

Cette spécificité peut être attribuée au processus de fabrication et de potentialisation. Cette observation de matière démontre que le processus de fabrication d’un médicament homéopathique  étape par étape ne correspond pas aux attentes théoriques dans un processus de dilution. La matière première et la méthode de dilution/dynamisation influencent la nature et la concentration de ces Nano Particules.

 

Références

Référence :
Van Wassenhoven et al. Int J High Dilution Res. 2021; 20 (4): 11-28. Link towards this paper:  Particle Characterisation of Traditional Homeopathically Manufactured Medicine Cuprum metallicum and Controls | International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206  © International Journal of High Dilution Research. Not for commercial purposes.