Paper · 1966 · British Homeopathic journal

Copper sulphate and plant growth

G. Netien; J. Boiron; A. Marin

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Abstract

Summary The experiments seem to have shown that a 15 cH copper sulphate dilution does favourably affect the germination and growth of seeds from plants previously treated with that substance. On the other hand, copper sulphate-treated seeds grown on this 15 cH dilution excrete copper much more rapidly than treated seeds grown on potentized double distilled water. This means that the dilution produces a real detoxication of the seed which in its development then clearly resembles a normal, unpoisoned seed.

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Claims 3

Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A 15 cH copper sulphate dilution favourably affected germination and growth of seeds from plants previously treated with copper sulphate.

Taxon
plantsViridiplantaee0
Organ / stage
seedse0
Treatment
15 cH copper sulphate dilutione0
Outcome
germination and growthe0
Direction
favourablye0

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“a 15 cH copper sulphate dilution does favourably affect the germination and growth of seeds from plants previously treated with that substance”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 48–190 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Copper sulphate-treated seeds grown on the 15 cH dilution excreted copper much more rapidly than treated seeds grown on potentized double distilled water.

Taxon
seedse0
Treatment
15 cH dilutione0
Outcome
excrete coppere0
Direction
much more rapidlye0
Comparator
potentized double distilled watere0

Verbatim

e0

“copper sulphate-treated seeds grown on this 15 cH dilution excrete copper much more rapidly than treated seeds grown on potentized double distilled water”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 211–364 · show in text ↑
Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors interpret the dilution as producing a real detoxication of the seed.

Taxon
seedse1
Treatment
15 cH dilutione1
Outcome
detoxicatione0

Verbatim

e0

“the dilution produces a real detoxication of the seed”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 382–435 · show in text ↑
e1

“copper sulphate-treated seeds grown on this 15 cH dilution excrete copper much more rapidly than treated seeds grown on potentized double distilled water”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 211–364 · show in text ↑

copper atom · growth · Viridiplantae (plants)Positive and negative results

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