Wiesenauer M, Gaus W
Arzneimittelforschung. 1985;35(11):1745-7.
The preparation of homeopathic drugs is based on potentiation. In this potentiation the primary substance is specially mixed with a carrier (typically 90% ethanol) in the ratio 1:10. Usually this potentiation is done repeatedly and the final drug is labeled, e.g., "D6" which means a 6 times decimal potentiation. In a controlled randomized strictly double-blind trial with 164 patients the effectiveness of homeopathically prepared Galphimia D6, a conventional Galphimia dilution 10(-6) and a placebo was investigated for the therapy of pollinosis. The average duration of treatment was about 5 weeks. Although no statistical significance was achieved, it is remarkable that there was a clear trend for the superiority of Galphimia D6 while the Galphimia dilution 10(-6) was about equally effective compared with placebo. The study itself demonstrates that it is possible to do strictly controlled trials for homeopathic drugs and with medical practitioners.
顺势疗法药物的制备基于增效作用。在这种增效过程中，主要物质与载体（通常是90%的乙醇）按1:10的比例特别混合。通常这种增效过程会重复进行，最终的药物会被标记，例如“D6”，这意味着进行了6次十进制增效。在一项针对164名患者的严格随机双盲对照试验中，研究了顺势疗法制备的D6加菲米娅、常规的10⁻⁶加菲米娅稀释液和一种安慰剂对花粉症的治疗效果。平均治疗时长约为5周。尽管未达到统计学显著性，但值得注意的是，D6加菲米娅有明显的优越性趋势，而10⁻⁶加菲米娅稀释液与安慰剂的效果大致相同。该研究本身表明，对顺势疗法药物以及与医学从业者进行严格对照试验是可行的。
