Remedy duration in spring water

[HomeoDidact]

Hi,
Does anyone know, how many days will a remedy keep clean and safe to use, when I put 2 globules in a bottle (made of glasss) filled with only spring water and do not add any alcohol?
Thanks
Regards
Rafy

[Rosemary Hyde]

If you have access to refrigeration, the remedy should last indefinitely, or until directly contaminated, if refrigerated.
Rosemary
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[Lucy De Pieri]

Hi
If you do not add any alcohol and you use a clear glass bottle, I would not trust a remedy in spring water for more than 5 days. There are microscopic algae and bacteria of course that will grow and you will not know of their presence until their number has reached a level of about 10 to 4 or 5. Then the remedy would appear cloudy signaling their presence.

If you use amber bottle without the use of alcohol, I would still trust the remedy for about 10 days as most algae need light to live and amber glass does not allow sufficient light to get in.

I was told not to store remedies in the fridge. I don't know why, I didn't question it. So I cannot comment there.

I used to be a microbiologist in my former life before homeopathy and it is amazing how many microscopic organisms are present in spring water and would grow at room temperature. The growth would be vastly reduced if the remedy would be kept in a fridge, but I think the low temperature may affect the remedy. But as I said I do not know why shold not be stored in a fridge.
I hope this helps
Kind regards
Lucy

Lucy De Pieri PhD, DCH

[Irene de Villiers]

Remedies last at least a week out of the fridge and at least 2 in the
fridge with no significant contamination. Just because
microscopically there is a bacterium or three hundred etc, does not
make the remedy ineffective. Remember (as a microbiologist) that
microbes need food to grow and spring water has none to speak of:-)
ANd if a few are in there, it is just micro-protein, remember they
are not potentized:-)

My clients keep theirs in the fridge, and re-make the aqueous
solution weekly, by taking a teaspoon of current solution, diluting
in 3/4 cup water, and succussing it. Essentially they are adding a
"C" for example taking 30C to 31C, etc.
This is fine - a slightly increased potency during a course of remedy
dosing, is what the body prefers anyway.
As I work with animals as a vet hom, I do not add alcohol.
then you encourage fungi and slime molds as they like the dark:-)
So the bottle color is not really relevant - one is as good as another.
No good reason.
Someone thought up a theory that the fridge has magnetism or some
such to damage remedies.
Since the remedies work just fine, and consistently so, when kept in
the fridge, this is obviously a bad theory.
The anti-fridge rumour has nothing to do with cold. Before central
heating, remedies did just fine in cold.

Namaste,
Irene
--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."

[Gail Allen]

Hi,
I think the fridge thing has something to do with that fridges (especially the older ones) continually vibrate, which theoretically could change the remedy.
Gail.
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[Lucy De Pieri]

Good point and it does make sense

Lucy

[Shannon Nelson]

But many people *do* store it in the fridge, and I've never heard of
problems from it.
Shannon