Picked up a card of this shit today. Seemed like a good project. It’s homeopathic. Meaning, it’s harmless. And useless. The ingredients:
- Chinchona 12X
- Lobelia inf 12X
- Nux vom 12X
- Quercus gland sp 6X
- Ranunc bulb 12x
- Zincum met 30X
There are problems figuring out how much of each of these is actually in a tablet. 12X dilution by weight or by volume? Fine, I can figure out a dilution, but how much of that dilution is in each tablet? Or, does that really matter? What the fuck are these ingredients, anyway?
More to come.
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The first ingredient, Chinchona Officinalis, contains an alkaloid commonly called quinine. Used usually to treat malaria. Also used to flavor tonic water.
What does this have to do with hangovers?
To assist in your search:
I might also wonder the utility of saying “Quercus gland” (Quercus being the Latin for Oak). Botanically, glands are cells that secrete various fluids; often sugars or water (there are other types).
The term “Quercus gland” could refer to any one of several glands of the oak therefore is to unspecific to be useful in itself.
Assuming the “sp” refers to the common abbreviation for “species” makes specific identification even more difficult considering there are some 400 species in the genus.
Thanks, I’d been wondering what part of the tree is the “gland”.
But, I am wondering how a homeopathic dry pill is supposed to work without the memory water.
‘Gland’ is French for ‘Acorn’. Quercus Gland = Oak Acorn (a bit redundant, I know…)
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