1961
DOI: 10.1016/s0007-0785(61)80078-1
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The basis of the law of similars

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“…Moreover it evoked distant direct UV skin fluorescence in addition to local UV fluorescence in the skin on which the towels had been placed. Similar patterns of both distant and local UV fluorescence occurred with solutions placed into sealed Ziploc bags and laid onto the skin [20]. While not understood at the time, the earlier solution being used lost its effectiveness to the disappointment of parents of later participating children in the clinical trial.…”
Section: Studies On Children With Autismmentioning
confidence: 83%
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“…Moreover it evoked distant direct UV skin fluorescence in addition to local UV fluorescence in the skin on which the towels had been placed. Similar patterns of both distant and local UV fluorescence occurred with solutions placed into sealed Ziploc bags and laid onto the skin [20]. While not understood at the time, the earlier solution being used lost its effectiveness to the disappointment of parents of later participating children in the clinical trial.…”
Section: Studies On Children With Autismmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…The phototherapy protocol using UV illumination of activated solutions with neutral red dye on paper towels was highly effective in treating a series of autistic children [20]. Moreover it evoked distant direct UV skin fluorescence in addition to local UV fluorescence in the skin on which the towels had been placed.…”
Section: Studies On Children With Autismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The practice of homeopathy [49] is based on a false premise of specificity, as implied in the Law of Similars [50]. This Law asserts that each specific symptom in a patient can be alleviated by administering a highly dilute solution of a compound that induces the exact same symptom, when administered in high concentrations to normal, healthy individuals.…”
Section: Homeopathy Is Kelea Activated Watermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Classical homeopathy is based on the flawed assumption of specificity of action [18]. According to the Law of Similars [19], chemical compounds that induce specific symptoms when administered in large quantities to healthy individuals can alleviate the same symptoms when administered in minute dosages to patients exhibiting those same symptoms. It is even questioned whether there are any residual chemicals in many of the water-based homeopathic remedies; with the suggestion that the water may have acquired some form of specific memory of the chemicals used in formulating the product [20].…”
Section: Homeopathy As Activated Watermentioning
confidence: 99%