High homeopathic potencies

The in vitro evidence for an effect of high homeopathic potencies—A systematic review of the literature

Claudia M. Witta, Michael Bluthb, Henning Albrechtc, Thorolf E.R. Weißhuhna, Stephan Baumgartnerd and Stefan N. Willicha

aInstitute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
bKlinik für Tumorbiologie, D-Freiburg/Br, Germany
cKarl and Veronica Carstens-Foundation, D-Essen, Germany
dInstitute for Complementary Medicine (KIKOM), University of Bern, CH-Bern, Germany

Referred to by: The in vitro evidence for an effect of high homeopathic potencies—A systematic review of the literature

Summary

Objective

Systematic assessment of the in vitro research on high potency effects.

Method

Publications of experiments were collected through databases, experts, previous reviews, citation tracking. Inclusion criteria: stepwise agitated dilutions
Results

From 75 publications, 67 experiments (1/3 of them replications) were evaluated. Nearly 3/4 of them found a high potency effect, and 2/3 of those 18 that scored 6 points or more and controlled contamination. Nearly 3/4 of all replications were positive.

Design and experimental models of the reviewed experiments were inhomogenous, most were performed on basophiles.

Conclusions

Even experiments with a high methodological standard could demonstrate an effect of high potencies. No positive result was stable enough to be reproduced by all investigators.

A general adoption of succussed controls, randomization and blinding would strengthen the evidence of future experiments.

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 21 May 2007,

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Abstract

In the current scenario of medical sciences, homeopathy, the most popular system of therapy, is recognized as one of the components of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) across the world. Despite, a long debate is continuing whether homeopathy is just a placebo or more than it, homeopathy has been considered to be safe and cost-effectiveness therapeutic modality. A number of human ailments ranging from common to serious have been treated with homeopathy. However, selection of appropriate medicines against a disease is cumbersome task as total spectrum of symptoms of a patient guides this process. Available data suggest that homeopathy has potency not only to treat various types of cancers but also to reduce the side effects caused by standard therapeutic modalities like chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery. Although homeopathy has been widely used for management of cancers, its efficacy is still under question. In the present review, the anti-cancer effect of various homeopathic drugs against different kinds of cancers has been discussed and future course of action has also been suggested.