How is the remedy supposed to have an effect?
A2. Homeopaths claim that the solvent (water or alcohol) remembers the active ingredient. This supposedly happens because the homeopath “succuses” the solution to “potentise” it. This consistes of shaking the container then banging it against a leather covered board. They don’t explain how this happens or offer any evidence that it does. Physicists and chemists have been unable to find this “memory”.
