High-field 1H T1 and T2 NMR relaxation time measurements of H2O in homeopathic preparations of quartz, sulfur, and copper sulfate

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1079-1089

  Baumgartner, Stephan ^a,b,c   Wolf, Martin ^a,b   Skrabal, Peter ^d   Bangerter, Felix ^d   Heusser, Peter ^a   Thurneysen, André ^a   Wolf, Ursula ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute Hiscia   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Homeopathic remedies; Homeopathy; NMR relaxation; Potentization

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFUR; WATER; MATERIA MEDICA;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINE; META-ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; HOMEOPATHY; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION TIME; T1 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; T2 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WATER SAMPLING; DRUG STABILITY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COPPER SULFATE; DRUG STABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIA MEDICA; QUARTZ; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR; WATER;

EID: 68949200173     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0569-y     Document Type: Article

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