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New Evidence Supports Science Behind Homeopathy
- 7-31-2007
- Categorized in: Homeopathy
The notion that water retains a memory of substances once dissolved in it is central to homeopathy. While the claim has brought about much controversy, evidence has come out to support the claim scientifically.
Although the structure of hydrogen bonds in pure water should be identical to those in homeopathic dilutions of salt solutions, the evidence finds that the structures are actually very different.
Researchers used thermoluminescence to study the structure of solids. The process involves bathing a chilled sample with radiation and then observing a pattern of light, which reflects the sample’s atomic structure, that is released when the sample is warmed up.
When researchers used the method on ice, they saw two peaks of light. They then looked at solutions of lithium chloride, which destroys hydrogen bonds, and sodium chloride, which also destroys hydrogen bonds but to a lesser extent.
The peak for the sodium chloride solution was smaller and disappeared for the lithium chloride solution.
Homeopaths believe that patterns of hydrogen bonds remain even after many dilutions. To test this claim, researchers used samples that had been diluted way beyond the point when any ions of the original substance could remain.
Compared with pure water, the ultra-dilute lithium and sodium chloride solutions had substantially different thermoluminescence peaks. According to researchers, this proves that the networks of hydrogen bonds in the samples were different.
While some say the experiments were trustworthy and could be reproduced, others argue that the experiments were not blinded and pointed out that it’s important to keep experiments as foolproof as possible.
New Scientist June 11, 2003
Although the structure of hydrogen bonds in pure water should be identical to those in homeopathic dilutions of salt solutions, the evidence finds that the structures are actually very different.
Researchers used thermoluminescence to study the structure of solids. The process involves bathing a chilled sample with radiation and then observing a pattern of light, which reflects the sample’s atomic structure, that is released when the sample is warmed up.
When researchers used the method on ice, they saw two peaks of light. They then looked at solutions of lithium chloride, which destroys hydrogen bonds, and sodium chloride, which also destroys hydrogen bonds but to a lesser extent.
The peak for the sodium chloride solution was smaller and disappeared for the lithium chloride solution.
Homeopaths believe that patterns of hydrogen bonds remain even after many dilutions. To test this claim, researchers used samples that had been diluted way beyond the point when any ions of the original substance could remain.
Compared with pure water, the ultra-dilute lithium and sodium chloride solutions had substantially different thermoluminescence peaks. According to researchers, this proves that the networks of hydrogen bonds in the samples were different.
While some say the experiments were trustworthy and could be reproduced, others argue that the experiments were not blinded and pointed out that it’s important to keep experiments as foolproof as possible.
New Scientist June 11, 2003
©Copyright 2007 Dr. Joseph Mercola. All Rights Reserved.
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