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Micro-dosing with substances seems very related to homeopathy. Placebo effect has real effects. Micro-dosing: Unverified.
by daddyo 9y ago
Micro-dosing with substances seems very related to homeopathy.
Placebo effect has real effects. Micro-dosing: Unverified.
- blacksmith_tb 9y agoWell, not exactly, in the sense that many homeopathic preparations don't even contain any molecules of the substances they supposedly 'remember'[1] while the studies being discussed in the article are using doses of LSD about 1/10th what a typical full-strength dose might be. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy#Dilutions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy#Dilutions
- shakil 9y agoWell, yes and no. Its true once you get beyond about 12C potency on the centesimal or "C scale", there may not be a molecule of the original substance left. However lower potencies, specially in the decimal scale definitely have enough of the original remedy in them as to qualify as a microdose. If you start with a gram, then a 6x potentization will result in about a 1 micro-gram dose, which is about the same as being discussed in this article. And a lot of homeopathic remedies are administered at the 3x or 6x potency as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathic_dilutions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathic_dilutions