Ullman, however, sees no contradiction here. Jim LaValle, a pharmacist, homeopath and author of several books on alternative medicine, puts it differently. The activity of hormones in the body commonly can occur in parts per million or less. An animal can change behavior with the scent of a single pheromone from several miles away. There have been several well-designed studies that reported that these high dilutions somehow have a physiologic effect.
Some scientists feel that the dilution in water somehow holds a memory of the agent.
Most of the medicines are available without prescription and several insurance carriers cover them. They are often cheaper and usually safer than conventional drugs. With the future of homeopathy looking bright in America, the French continue to do what they've been doing for more than 200 years. I have three teenage sons. They're rarely sick.