Interaction between Solvatochromic Dyes and Water Sampled from a Natural Source Treated with High Dilutions of Phosphorus.

BACKGROUND: Highly diluted and succussed solutions interact with solvatochromic dyes, indicating that changes in solvent and solute polarity could be related to their mechanism of action. It is not known, however, how the activity associated with succussed high dilutions is transferred to untreated water and what the limits of this process are. AIMS: The aims of the present study were to ascertain whether a succussed high dilution of phosphorus (1.5 × 1-59 M; Phos 30cH) seeded into a natural water source that fed a fjord and two connected lakes could propagate itself through the lake system (total volume 2200 m3) and, moreover, whether the process could be tracked using solvatochromic dyes. METHODS: Samples of water were collected before and after seeding, at different times and places throughout the lake system. Controls comprised water taken from an untreated and adjacent, but independent, lake (1385 m3). RESULTS: Water samples taken up to 72 hours after the source treatment produced significant increases (p ≤ 0.03) in the absorbance of the solvatochromic dye methylene violet (MV), while samples from the control lake produced no changes. CONCLUSIONS: The study indicates that activity associated with Phos 30c can propagate itself through large volumes of water, causing changes throughout a whole connected lake system, and that these changes can be tracked using the solvatochromic dye MV. This in turn means the use of homeopathic medicines in large volumes of drinking water, in farming and ecological contexts, now has the potential to be assessed with physico-chemical monitoring.

Tratamento homeopático em trombocitopenia grave: relato de caso / Homeopathic treatment of severe thrombocytopenia: case report

Descreve-se a evolução do tratamento homeopático de trombocitopenia grave, vinculada ao diagnóstico de erliquiose, em paciente canino fêmea, maltês, de 12 anos de idade, cardiopata, em substituição ao protocolo hospitalar padrão com corticoterapia e transfusão de plaquetas. Em 28/01/2019, a paciente apresentou trombocitopenia de 5 mil/mm³ com petéquias em regiões dorsal e ventral e, ainda, extenso hematoma agudo cervical. O tratamento consistiu na administração sequencial de bioterápico de plaquetas para estimular a produção plaquetária, Phosphorus para conter a hemorragia e 2 doses de Lachesis muta, também para controle hemorrágico. A paciente foi acompanhada e tratada com êxito até 17/04/2019, demostrando eficiência dos medicamentos homeopáticos no tratamento da trombocitopenia grave, sem provocar quaisquer efeitos colaterais. (AU)

We describe a case of homeopathic treatment for severe thrombocytopenia, associated with infection with Ehrlichia canis, corresponding to a 12-year-old Maltese female dog, replacing usual hospital treatment with steroids and platelet transfusion. On 28 January 2019 the patient presented thrombocytopenia­5,000 platelets/mm³­and petechiae on the dorsal and ventral regions, and also an extensive acute cervical hematoma. Treatment consisted of sequential administration of platelet biotherapy to stimulate platelet production and Phosphorus to check bleeding, as well as 2 doses of Lachesis muta also to control bleeding. The patient was followed up until 04/17/2019, the progression demonstrating the efficacy of homeopathic medicines for treatment of severe thrombocytopenia, without causing any side effect. (AU)