Homeopathy Provokes Revision of Our Concept of Medicine

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Cures by homeopathic medicines, which are devoid of even any particle of the original medicinal substance continue to defy the prevalent concept of medicine for more than two centuries. Clinically their medicinal value is undeniable. But, acceptance of these substances as medicines means acceptance of same chemistry (namely, H₂O) forall medicines of potency 12c and above, where dilution is equal to or greater than 100¹²or 10²⁴. It is more than the Avogadro Number, 6.023x10²³. Our accepted body of scientific knowledge falls to explain the phenomena. The skeptics utilise this opportunity to brand these cures as 'placebo effects' or mental cures. This background provokes a serious re-thinking about the concept of medicine. <strong>Method: </strong>This paper proves the skeptic view to be illogical. unscientific, dogmatic and frivolous. Then. it builds up a hypothesis that water may contain the information of a substance diluted away in it Literature offers some supports for this concept They are examined in the 'Review of Supports' in the text indicating a convergence towards the proposed hypothesis. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Based on these supports and our own investigations, water is given the status of a base for all medicines. Serial dilution of original medicine in this base followed by succussion at each stage creates structured macro-molecules of water Transcending the chemical formula these structures act as medicines. Other medicines also may induce such structures in water outside or inside the body and the structures so created mayact as the ultimate form of medicine. But. this needs</p>