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by Dana Ullman, MPH
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One of London's major newspapers, The Guardian, just reported (March 15, 2001) on a study by four independent European laboratories on the research of respected but controversial physician/immunologist Jacques Benveniste.
This is very exciting news because Dr. Benveniste's earlier research in Nature (June 30, 1988), which was replicated in laboratories in three other universities (in Italy, Canada, and Israel) was supposedly debunked by the editor of Nature, a specialist of scientific fraud, and a magician.
The newer research includes a series of studies conducted in four highly respected laboratories in Europe (Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland). A total of 3,764 measurements were taken, and significant biological effects were found from highly diluted doses of histamine. Specifically, doses of histamine that were diluted 1:100 15 to 19 times were found to have substantially significant effects on inhibiting degranulation of basophils (p<0.0001).
Conventional pharmacology assumes that drugs that are diluted 1:100. 12 times should not in all probability have any remaining molecules. Homeopathic pharmacology is showing that this isn’t accurate and that there is something about the process of sequentially diluting and shaking a solution that maintains and even increases its medicinal effect.
Just as quantum physics extends our understanding of mechanistic physics, especially in predicting phenomena in very small or very large systems, homeopathic pharmacology extends our understanding of conventional pharmacology, especially in eliciting a healing effect in very small doses.
I now refer to homeopathic medicines as a subset within a new field that I have begun to call “nanopharmacology.” There is a body of evidence from the basic sciences, clinical investigations, and empirical work that suggests that there is power in nanopharmacological doses. Homeopathy provides a treasure trove of information to further understand and develop this important field of nanopharmacology.
For more information on research, the websites that have interesting information on homeopathic research, see
As for books, the newest book on research is one by Bill Gray, MD, Homeopathy: Science or Myth. The most comprehensive book on research is Homeopathy: A Frontier in Medical Science by Paolo Bellavite, MD and Andreas Signorini, MD. A technical book on basic science research that is worthy of mention is Fundamental Research in Ultra High Dilutions.
For people who are interested in less technical writing on homeopathic research, see my book, The Consumer’s Guide to Homeopathy.
V. Brown, M. Ennis. "Flow-cytometric analysis of basophil activation: inhibition by histamine at conventional and homeopathic concentrations, " Inflammation Research 50 Supplement 2 2001:47-48
P. Belon, J. Cumps, M. Ennis, P. F. Mannaioni, J. Sainte-Laudy, M. Roberfroid, F. A. C. Wiegant. “Inhibition of Human Basophil Degranulation by Successive Histamine Dilutions: Results of a European Multi-Centre Trial,” Inflammation Research 48 Supplement 13 1999:17-18.
