Application of fluorescence spectroscopy to homeopathy

Although all molecules are capable of absorption, only a few of them are capable of fluorescence. The phenomenon is generally observed in those organic molecules which have a rigid framework and not many loosely coupled substituents through which vibrionic energy can flow out. Fluorescence occurs mostly in molecules with conjugated system of double bonds such as C = C, N = O, - N = N, - C = O, - C = S. These parts of the molecules are called fluorophores. Some substituents enhance 

Substances Peak 1 (intensity) Peak 2 Peak 3 (intensity) 

The peaks of emission spectra show marked variation in the Stokes shifts. This is because of the variation in unfolding of the protein exposing the fluorescing amino acid residue in different ways. This variation is due to different solution structure in potentized drugs as compared to their diluent media. 

We have already mentioned that effective homeopathic potencies are prepared in water or a mixture of water and ethanol. So, in order to understand the physical basis of a potency we should look for the structure of water and also of ethanolAvater mixture. The physical properties of liquid water are not yet completely understood (Bruscolini and Casetti, 2001). However, attempt would be made to focus on that physical aspect of water which carries the information of a drug at an ultra high dilution. 

In the results of in vitro tests mentioned earlier in Chapter II, we have noted that pure water can serve as an effective medium for a homeoapthic potency. However, unlike the potency in aqueous ethanol, the efficacy of a potency prepared 

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