Evidences for high dilution effects

Homeopathic practitioners have long observed the therapeutic effect of potentized drugs. Most of these observations were not properly recorded. Some well-documented records are, however, available. Most conclusive evidences come from the results of experiments conducted on both animals and plants. Some evidences, both clinical as well as experimental, have been reported in an earlier book (Sukul, 1997). 

There is usually no fixed medicine for a particular disease in Homeopathy. Medicines are selected on the basis of symptoms of individual patients. This comes in the way of collecting clinical evidences in support of Homeopathy. Homeopathy would simply show that diseases, whatever their name is, are cured or ameliorated by potentized medicines. If we look for evidences from this angle we would certainly have plenty of clinical evidences in favour Homeopathy. 

While describing the Materia Medica of some selected medicines, Nash (1913) presented many interesting cases of successful treatment of patients with potentized medicines from his own experience. He also mentioned the exact potencies used, the number of times they were administrated, and in some cases the pathological aspect of his patients. Ghatak (1927), a renowned homeopath of yester years, nicely presented more than 17 cases of treatment with Homeopathy. In every case the change of symptoms in patients in response to treatment with appropriate remedies was recorded chronologically. Some selected examples are given below. 

Treatment Aurum met 1000, Thuja 1000, Aurum met 10,000, Aurum met CM, Thuja 1000. Treatment continued over a period of about 9 months and the patient was relieved of all her symptoms. 

Treatment Sabadilla 200, 1000 and Arsenicum iodatum 200. Treatment continued for about 3 months with total alleviation of all the symptoms. 

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