[Omeo33] Art 0870 - Homeopathy, 2008, 97 (4), 196-201

[Gino Santini]

A nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy comparison of 3C trituration  
derived and 4C trituration derived remedies
Izel Botha and Ashley H.A. Ross

Background - Trituration of base substances, commonly to the 3cH  
level, is the cornerstone of the homeopathic pharmaceutical process or  
insoluble solutions.1 Becker and Ehrler claim that trituration to 4cH  
gives a new, spiritual dimension to the homoeopathic medicine picture.2
Aim and method-This study sought to establish whether the claim that  
C4-derived potencies possess different physicochemical qualities to  
the homoeopathic medicines derived from a 3cH trituration is valid.  
All potencies were produced by hand according to the German  
Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia (GHP). Five different samples were analysed  
using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy.
Results - The results indicated a significant difference between the  
12cH samples of potassium dichromate (Kalium bichromicum) produced  
from 3cH and 4cH triturations. This was especially prominent in the  
chemical shift values of all four peaks and the relative integration  
levels of the H2O, OH and CH3 peaks when comparing two sample groups.
Conclusion - Trituration plays a part in the development of  
physicochemical properties specific to homoeopathic medicines. The  
higher the level of trituration, the more pronounced is the alteration  
of the physical structure of the active ingredient. The study  
concludes that 4cH potencies are physicochemically distinct from 3cH- 
derived potencies (as currently employed).

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