Homeopathy 2024; 113(01): A1-A26
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779787
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Effect of Homeopathic Potencies on Chromatographic Patterns of Human Blood In Vitro Using Kaelin’s Blood Test

Daniel Wrzałko
1   Society for Cancer Research, Arlesheim, Switzerland
2   Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
,
Jürg Lehmann
3   Arztpraxis Allgemeinmedizin FMH Arzt für Homöopathie SVHA, Basel, Switzerland
,
Marcus Reif
4   Society for Clinical Research, Berlin, Germany
,
Stephan Baumgartner
1   Society for Cancer Research, Arlesheim, Switzerland
2   Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
5   Institute for Integrative Medicine, University of Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany
,
Maria Olga Kokornaczyk
1   Society for Cancer Research, Arlesheim, Switzerland
2   Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Background: Kaelin’s blood test (KBT) was developed by an anthroposophic physician, Werner Kaelin (1888–1973), as a potential method for cancer diagnostics. The test is an ascending paper-chromatography test with a full blood hemolysate as stationary phase and water as mobile phase. Our aim was to investigate if different homeopathic potencies versus placebo would influence the chromatographic patterns.

Methods: In a pilot study, Pulsatilla 30c, Natrium muriaticum 30c and Phosphorus 30c were compared against Water 30c. For the experiments, blood sample remnants from the Clinic Arlesheim/Switzerland were used. In the main experiments a remedy prescribed by a homeopath was tested against Natrium muriaticum and Pulsatilla (in same potency, 30c or 200c) and placebo globules. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee. The experimental system robustness was assessed by means of systematic control experiments. Final images were scanned, and the color distribution was evaluated using ImageJ software.

Results: In the pilot study we observed statistically significant differences in the color distribution in a specific region in the upper part of the image, which was therefore defined as region of interest (ROI). In six out of nine blood samples there were significant differences in the color distribution between the treatments. The systematic control experiments indicated a satisfactory model robustness. The results of the ongoing main study will be evaluated using the same approach.

Conclusions: The KBT seems to be a promising method for homeopathy basic research; moreover, it might develop into a treatment efficiency monitoring test. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to elucidate the test’s sensitivity, robustness, repeatability, and applicability in practice.

Keywords: Individualised homeopathy, human blood model, ascending chromatography, colour analysis, patterns



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Article published online:
30 January 2024

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