Climbing activity in frogs and the effect of highly diluted succussed thyroxine

P.C. Endler; W. Pongratz; G. Kastberger; F.A.C. Wiegant; M. Haidvogel

doi:10.1016/S0007-0785(05)80745-8

British Homeopathic Journal, Table of Contents

Br Homeopath J 1991; 80(04): 194-200
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-0785(05)80745-8

Climbing activity in frogs and the effect of highly diluted succussed thyroxine

P.C. Endler

,

W. Pongratz

,

G. Kastberger

,

F.A.C. Wiegant

,

M. Haidvogel

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Abstract

Summary

The experiments investigate the influence of extremely dilute thyroxine (T₄) in special ‘homœopathic’ preparation (dilution T₄.30x) on the spontaneous tendency of juvenile frogs to leave the water and climb on land. Climbing activity was suppressed by dilution T₄.30x, with statistical significance both in comparison to the effect of the ‘potentized’ preparation of the solvent (dilution H₂O.30x) as well as in comparison to the control observations before the start of the treatment. Finally, in the search for optimal treatment duration, it was shown that exposure to the dilutions for even a few minutes sufficed to cause significant effects.

Key words

Homœopathic effect - Diluted hormone - Thyroxine - Amphibia - Activity - High dilution

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