This file is from the now defunct Plenum newsletter, put out by Vangard Sciences a long time back.
Homeopathic reagents contain only minute traces of the substance in varying degrees of potency.
Generally, the higher the potency, the greater the effect. This phenomenon is directly opposed to the accepted principle that large amounts of a drug produce greater effects. A homeopathic pill can contain anywhere from one hundred thousandth to only a millionth part of a substance in the higher potencies. Despite the microscopic levels of the chemical or mineral used in a homeopathic pill, the effect can be extremely powerful. A drop of reagent is generally placed on a small pill, usually of sugar.