May 5, 2009
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Dosages, or potencies, are very important when choosing a homeopathic treatment. Use this cheat sheet to remember what’s what.
Roman Numeral Notation | Dilution Rate | Example |
x | 1:10, or the number of times a solution is diluted with nine parts dilutant* | 6x: The substance was diluted with nine parts dilutant and repeated six times. |
c | 1:100, or the number of times a solution is diluted with 99 parts dilutant | 30c: The substance was diluted with 99 parts dilutant and repeated 30 times. |
m | 1:1,000, or the number of times a solution is diluted with 999 parts dilutant | 30m: The substance was diluted with 999 parts dilutant and repeated 30 times. |
lm | 1:50,000, or the number of times a solution is diluted with 49,999 parts dilutant | 9lm: The substance was diluted with 49,999 parts dilutant and repeated nine times. |
*Usually distilled water or ethyl alcohol
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