Abstract:
The most common way to perform succussions is to place a liquid preparation inside a glass
vessel and beat it vigorously against a hard elastic surface, either manually or using a mechanical
apparatus. This procedure has been assumed able to transfer mechanical energy to the molecular
level, where it becomes available to perform chemical work. Such interpretation has been enforced
by observed changes in the electrical conductivity (EC) of High Dilutions (HD) due to succussion.
In order to address this question, we compared the electrical conductivity changes of HD prepared
from Vincristine sulfate (VCR) samples with those of an inert solvent. Samples were produced
through manual and mechanical succusions in order to observe the influence of bubbles production.
The results confirmed the timing of EC changes but these were equivalent for VCR and solvent,
except for VCR 1cH samples. Also, the production of bubbles does not affect the EC in an extent
able to distinguish succussion procedures. We concluded that the physical-chemical properties
of HD can be modeled by chemical and diffusive mechanisms typical of distilled water.
