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There is no compelling evidence that Oscillococcinum performs better than placebo[1][2]. And, at 200CK dilution there wouldn't be a single molecule of the activ
by ch4s3 10y ago
There is no compelling evidence that Oscillococcinum performs better than placebo[1][2]. And, at 200CK dilution there wouldn't be a single molecule of the active ingredient left, it's literally just sugar water, so yeah it's junk science or quack medicine and no better than rhino horn. If you use it and feel better, that's the placebo effect because there's nothing in Oscillococcinum but water and sugar.
[1]http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001957.pub5/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001957...
[2]https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Oscillococcinum+evidence+peer+reviewed&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmsJH08sTSAhUJ2mMKHT4HC-YQgQMIGDAA https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Oscillococcinum+evidenc...