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Re:Homeopathic remedies recalled for containing real medicine by seren on Thursday March 27, 2014 @08:16AM (#7479853)
Only in some case, a "nosode", i.e a trace of the disease, is used. But it is not systematic. For example, oscillococcinum [0] which is sold as a flu remedy, is famous for containing some cells from a duck liver.

If I remember correctly a single duck is raised every year, and due to the dilution, is enough to produce the millions of dose.

I am not sure what makes more sense, the nosode or the duck liver...

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillococcinum

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Re:Homeopathic remedies recalled for containing real medicine by codfrantic on Thursday March 27, 2014 @09:26AM (#7480198)
A Dutch TV programme ('de Keuringsdienst van Waarden') did a show on oscillococcinum, they went to the factory and actually got a tour. When they started asking about the duck they were quickly taken to lunch (also no Duck). They went to duck farms near the factory but none of them had ever provided the factory with duck liver/heart...

Episode (in Dutch / French) http://keuringsdienstvanwaarde.kro.nl/seizoenen/2011/aflever...

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