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Homeopathic remedies are dilutions of substances to such a high degree that the original ingredient is undetectable.
And like some diabolical brewmaster, he has spiked the mixture with the one original ingredient the pumice was lacking: the volatile gases that had been dissolved in the Vesuvian magma, the gases whose explosive release threw ash into the stratosphere and sent deadly clouds called pyroclastic flows racing down the slopes of the volcano.
You end up with a concentrated, potent elixir that distills the essence of the original ingredient into just a few drops.
That is, the notion of similars (like cures like) confuses symptoms with the underlying cause of disease and the law of infinitesimals (extreme dilution of the active ingredient increases its effects) often produces products where not one molecule of the original ingredient remains.
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The best versions adhere to the original ingredients.
Yet no matter how finespun the original ingredients, this particular soufflé seems doomed never to rise.
They are highly diluted solutions that may contain no discernible trace of the original ingredients.
On the drive, Badaró had also offered me kola nuts, one of the original ingredients in Coca-Cola.
History suggests that the original ingredients were gathered in the wild, and included rabbit and snails, not lobster or chorizo.
It was the most natural thing in the world, and it was very satisfying, except that the original ingredients weren't there.
With pig fat and molasses replacing the original ingredients, it was so relished as a Sunday treat in Massachusetts that Boston became known as Beantown.
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