This example will be for C (centesimal) potency.
- You begin with one "part" (some amount) of the substance you are
"potentizing".
- Then you add to it 99 "parts" (in other words, 99 times as much) of
lactose, and then
- triturate (grind) them together (I forget for how long). Or if
you're making a "seat-of-the-pants" remedy, you can use one part
substance to (more or less) 99 parts water in a jar or other closed
container, and succuss (whack, or shake) it (and instructions for how
many times are variable--sorry for the confusion, but that part ain't
my fault! (smile) )
At that point you have a remedy of the lowest potency, 1c.
Each subsequent step in potency (2c, 3c, etc.) is gained thru the same
process--
- take one "part" of the potentized mixture,
- add 99 parts lactose (or water and/or alcohol), and
- succuss.
Commonly used potencies range from 6c (you've gone thru the above
process just six times) up thru 10M (gone thru that process (gag)
10,000 times--not done by hand!! And in fact those potencies, for
obvious practical reasons, are made by a slightly different process
that I won't try to explain...)
The "potency scales" in common use are:
Centesimal (dilution ratio 1:99, abbreviated c), Decimal (dilution
ratio 1:9, abbreviated x) and LM (dilution ratio and process more
complex, but something approximating 1:50,000, I think? abbreviated
LM).
I hope that helps... But there are various books that explain this
stuff (and more!) more completely than I can do here, and I think you
would find them very interesting!
Cheers,
Shannon
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