Nux Vomica
Intergroup transfer of anti-alcoholic effect of Nux vomica 200 cH through the body of a live toad
Indrani Chakraborty 1,3, Nirmal C. Sukul2,3,4, Anirban Sukul 3,4,Rathin Chakravarty 3
1Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
3Molecular Homeopathy Research Unit, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
4Sukul Institute of Homeopathic Research, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
ABSTRACT
Background: A homeopathic potency might often be given to nursing mothers for the treatment of their infants. Potencies above 12 cH exceed Avogadro’s number and thus ar etoo diluted so as to contain any original drug molecule. A potency is thought to be specifically structured water carrying the imprint of original drug molecules. It may induce changes in the water structure in the mother’s body and reach the suckling infant through her milk. Using a toad model,we recently demonstrated that the anti-alcoholic effect of Nux vomica200 cH could be transferred from one group of toads to another through capillary water carrying the information of Nux-v. Homeopathic potencies show UV spectra distinct from the hydro-ethanolic diluent medium. Does a potency remain effective even after passage through a living body?Objectives:To demonstrate that a potency effect might be transferred through the body of a live toad to other groups of toads connected to it through water. In addition, we sought to establish whether the UV spectra of the drug solution and the water connected tothe drug are similar in nature.Methods: A live toad was held vertically with one hind limb dipped in Nux-v200 cH solution in a beaker and another limb in distilled water in another beaker. The second beaker was connected by wet cotton threads encased in polythene tubes to 5 beakers, each one of which contained adult toads in distilled water. A batch of toads was directly treated with Nux-v200 cH. An equal number of toads in distilled water served as untreated control. After 30 min,the control and the two batches of treated toads were kept separately in 209 mM ethanol solution. Toads that stopped moving were placed in supine position on a dry surface. Failure to assume a normal sitting posture within a cutoff time of 60 sec was regarded as loss of righting reflex (RR). The experiment was replicated using a large number of toads. UV spectra of Nux-v200 cH solution and of water before and after connection with the drug were obtained.
Results: The percentage of toads that exhibitedRRlossin the 3groups increased with th etime of exposure to 209 mM ethanol solution. The loss of RR was significantly delayed in the group subjected to direct treatment (P < 0.001, chi-square test) and the connected group( P < 0.01 , χ2test ) compared to the control. The two former groups did not differ from each other significantly. UV spectra of Nux-v200 cH solution were similar to that of the water connected to the drug solution.
Conclusion:The anti-alcoholic effect ofNux-v200 cH could be transferred through the body of a live toad to other groups of toads. The drug did not undergo denaturation during its passage through the living body. The fact that water carries the information of the original drug was further evidenced by the spectral properties of the water connected to the drug solution through capillary water
Source : Intl Journal High Dilutions
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