Can homeopaths detect homeopathic medicines by dowsing? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
J R Soc Med
; 95(4): 189-91, 2002 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Dowsing is a method of problem-solving that uses a motor automatism, amplified through a pendulum or similar device. In a homeopathic context, it is used as an aid to prescribing and as a tool to identify miasm or toxin load. A randomized double-blind trial was conducted to determine whether six dowsing homeopaths were able to distinguish between Bryonia in a 12c potency and placebo by use of dowsing alone. The homeopathic medicine Bryonia was correctly identified in 48.1% of bottle pairs (n=156; 95% confidence interval 40.2%, 56.0%; P=0.689). These results, wholly negative, add to doubts whether dowsing in this context can yield objective information.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Competencia Profesional
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Materia Medica
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Homeopatía
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J R Soc Med
Año:
2002
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido