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Double-blind trial comparing the effectiveness of the homeopathic preparation Galphimia potentiation D6 , Galphimia dilution 10 ( -6 ) and placebo on pollinosis . 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 .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
homeopathic preparation Galphimia potentiation D6
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Galphimia dilution 10 ( -6 )
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Intervention_Control
placebo
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Intervention_Pharmacological
homeopathic drugs
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Intervention_Pharmacological
ethanol
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Intervention_Pharmacological
D6
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Galphimia D6
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Galphimia dilution
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Intervention_Control
placebo
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Galphimia D6
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Intervention_Control
placebo
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Intervention_Pharmacological
homeopathic drugs
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Outcome_Other
average duration of treatment
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Outcome_Other
superiority
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Participant_Condition
pollinosis .
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Participant_Sample-size
164
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Participant_Condition
pollinosis .