Physical chemical and citotoxic evaluation of highly diluted solutions of Euphorbia tirucalli L. prepared through the fifty milesimal homeopathic method
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https://doi.org/10.51910/ijhdr.v9i31.383Keywords:
High dilutions, LM method, electrical conductivity, pH, refraction index, cytotoxicity, Euphorbia tirucalliAbstract
Background: although Hahnemann described the fifty-milesimal (LM) method in the 6th edition of the Organon of the Medical Art, very little research has been carried out on the physical chemical properties of these homeopathic preparations. Furthermore, there is still no evidence allowing for the correlation between the alleged physical chemical properties and the biological effects of high dilutions. Aims: to evaluate physical chemical characteristics of LM preparations including electrical conductivity, pH and refraction index, and their effect on biological experimental models. Materials and methods: preparations tested for physical chemical analysis were dilutions 1 lm to 10 lm of Euphorbia tirucalli L. prepared from the latex and the juice of the plant. To rule the seasonal characteristics of this plant, 2 different populations were used, one collected in June 2007 and the other in May 2008. Furthermore, the cytotoxic effect of Euphorbia tirucalli 5 lm was tested on human breast cancer cells (MCF7) through MTT assay. Some differences among the two collections were observed. However, any clear correlation could be observed between physical chemical properties and biological activity.Downloads
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2021-12-25
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Garcia, S., Harduim, R. C., Homsanin, F., Zacharias, C. R., Kuster, R. M., & Holandino Quaresma, C. (2021). Physical chemical and citotoxic evaluation of highly diluted solutions of Euphorbia tirucalli L. prepared through the fifty milesimal homeopathic method. International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206, 9(31), 63–73. https://doi.org/10.51910/ijhdr.v9i31.383
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