Reporting experiments in homeopathic basic research (REHBaR) – A detailed guideline for authors

Stock-Schröer, Beate; Albrecht, Henning; Betti, Lucietta; Endler, P. C.; Linde, Klaus; Lüdtke, Rainer; Wijk, Roeland Van; Witt, Claudia M.; Baumgartner, Stephan

doi:10.1016/j.homp.2009.09.006

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“…In preparing the documentation of the experiments, the recommendations for good fundamental research documentation in homeopathy were observed, which were elaborated by the K. and V. Carstens Foundation, Essen [17]. …”

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Seasonal Variation of the Effect of Extremely Diluted Agitated Gibberellic Acid (10e-30) on Wheat Stalk Growth: A Multiresearcher Study

Endler¹,

Matzer²,

Reich³

et al. 2011

The Scientific World JOURNAL

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The influence of a homeopathic high dilution of gibberellic acid on wheat growth was studied at different seasons of the year. Seedlings were allowed to develop under standardized conditions for 7 days; plants were harvested and stalk lengths were measured. The data obtained confirm previous findings, that ultrahigh diluted potentized gibberellic acid affects stalk growth. Furthermore, the outcome of the study suggests that experiments utilizing the bioassay presented should best be performed in autumn season. In winter and spring, respectively, no reliable effects were found.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Seasonal Variation of the Effect of Extremely Diluted Agitated Gibberellic Acid (10e-30) on Wheat Stalk Growth: A Multiresearcher Study

Endler¹,

Matzer²,

Reich³

et al. 2011

The Scientific World JOURNAL

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“…These findings seem to indirectly highlight the existence of the real efficacy of homeopathic treatments, at least as concerns our wheat germination model and conductivity measurements. In any case, in order to separately detect the specific effects of the homeopathic treatment and of the succussion process only, in future investigations we will test both diluted/succussed and undiluted/unsuccussed controls, respectively (Stock-Schröer et al 2009). …”

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Biological effects and physico-chemical properties of extremely diluted aqueous solutions as a function of aging-time

Betti

Elia

Napoli

et al. 2011

Frontiers in Life Science

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This study concerns the biological effects and physico-chemical variations of extremely diluted solutions (EDS) as a function of aging-time. The biological efficacy of As 2 O 3 at the 45th decimal dilution/succussion (As 45×) was tested in a wheat germination model. Ten trials were carried out from 0 to 12 months after treatment preparation, using wheat seeds (Triticum aestivum L.) of the Pandas variety. Seeds were pre-treated by poisoning with 0.1% As 2 O 3 solution to reduce germination, to allow a better evaluation of treatment effects. The outcome variable was the number of non-germinated seeds after 96 h. The As 45× treatment aged for less than three months did not show a significant effect on wheat germination, whereas when aged for longer (3-12 months) the effect became significant. Concerning the physico-chemical characteristics, specific conductivity of As 45× aged from 0 to 12 months was measured, using nine samples for each date. The results showed a clear increasing time trend of specific conductivity, more evident when considering the last three measurements, which correspond to more than six months of aging. The physico-chemical behavior of EDS strongly supports the significant biological effects observed in a wheat model.

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“…Moreover, we tested pure water at the same dilution/succussion level in order to evaluate effects from unspecific physicochemical alterations that may occur due to the succussion procedure [27][28][29]. Finally, we tried to find a correlation between ultra-high dilutions and biological effects of the ELF-MFs in the context of quantum electrodynamics (QED), i.e.…”

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Extremely Low Doses of Arsenic Affect in vitro Pollen Germination

Betti¹,

Zurla²,

Trebbi³

et al. 2013

Complement Med Res

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Introduction: This study deals with the effects of extremely low doses or high dilutions of pharmacological compounds on in vitro pollen germination of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa). Material and Methods: The biological efficacy of As₂O₃ at the 5th and 45th decimal dilution/succussion level (As 5x and As 45x) was tested on pollen previously stressed with As₂O₃ 150 or 200 μM. The outcome variable was the pollen germination rate, as detected blind after 3 h 30 min by an Axioplan microscope. Results: A directionally consistent recovery of germination percentage was observed in both As 5x and As 45x after stressing with As₂O₃ 150 μM. When pollen was stressed with As₂O₃ 200 μM only as 45x induced a general and significant germination increase. Conclusions: Our results suggest that both treatments might partially remove the inhibitory effect caused by the stressor. Similar effects were observed on the same model using weak extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) mediated through water. Although preliminary, the findings seem to indicate the in vitro pollen performance as adequate to study the effects of physicochemical subthreshold stimuli (extremely low doses or high dilutions of pharmacological compounds, weak ELF-MFs), mediated through water.

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Reporting experiments in homeopathic basic research (REHBaR) – A detailed guideline for authors

Cited by 36 publications

References 64 publications

Seasonal Variation of the Effect of Extremely Diluted Agitated Gibberellic Acid (10e-30) on Wheat Stalk Growth: A Multiresearcher Study

Seasonal Variation of the Effect of Extremely Diluted Agitated Gibberellic Acid (10e-30) on Wheat Stalk Growth: A Multiresearcher Study

Biological effects and physico-chemical properties of extremely diluted aqueous solutions as a function of aging-time

Extremely Low Doses of Arsenic Affect in vitro Pollen Germination

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