Review of the use of high potencies in basic research on homeopathy

Homeopathy

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 288-292

  Clausen, Jürgen ^a   van Wijk, Roeland ^b   Albrecht, Henning ^a  

^a Karl und Veronica Carstens Stiftung   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basic research; Database; High potencies; Homeopathy; Review

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BIOMATERIAL; CHAMOMILE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; NUX VOMICA; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR;

ALLERGY; ARSENIC POISONING; BACTERIUM; BASIC RESEARCH; CELL LINE; DILUTION; FUNGUS; HOMEOPATHY; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LYCOPODIUM; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; THUJA; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 80053305643     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2011.07.003     Document Type: Review

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