Darren New wrote:

> 
> No. To make a homeopathic remedy, you dilute something that causes the 
> symptoms. So to make a cure for poison ivy, you dilute something that 
> irritates your skin. The idea being (I think) that your body naturally 
> fights off the very dilute stuff and in so doing cures the poison ivy, too.
> 
> So dilute penicillin causes infections.
> 

 From what I understand, the dilution ratios are so extreme, you're 
lucky if you get one molecule of the "active" ingredient.

Homeopathy is quackery at its finest.

I had a cold, someone offered me some homeopathic cold "remedy" it was 
basically a sugar pill. It did nothing for me.

I can take a mL of something, dilute it by adding 10L of water, take a 
ml of that mixture, dilute it with 10L of water, repeat 10 times and 
make a fine profit, too, you know. Just have to get a tiny vial of 
wolfsbane, a small ampule of digitalis, and I'll have tens of thousands 
of doses of my brand new homeopathic tonic. Guaranteed to cure death, 
seasickness, insomnia, and constipation. Just put a couple drops on your 
tongue!

I have a few cases of 10000X diluted snake oil in the back. It'll cure 
rattlesnake bites. I promise! Just give it a few days to work.

Read the dilution scale...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathic


-- 
~Mike

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