Study of Arsenicum album Homeopathic Medicines: Insights from UV-Visible Spectroscopy

Sudhir, P. K. and Murty, Satya S. A. and Viswanath, R. N. and Venkatesan, H. (2025) Study of Arsenicum album Homeopathic Medicines: Insights from UV-Visible Spectroscopy. RESEARCH JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 20.0 (2). pp. 64-70. ISSN 0973-6263

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Abstract

Recent advances in homeopathic medicines have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment for various health care diseases including severe acute respiratory syndrome. In UV-Vis spectroscopy, the amount of light absorbed is related to the amount of absorbing species present and hence, qualitative information about the medicinal solute species present in Arsenicum album can be obtained. The purpose of this primary research is to elucidate Whether the medicinal solute species exist at higher potencies where the therapeutic effect is potentially high. We have investigated different potencies of Arsenicum album procured from three manufacturers through measurements of optical absorption spectrum using a sophisticated computer controlled UV-Visible 2600 spectrometer. In order to interpret the results, a mother tincture Q sample was used to study the characteristic UV-Vis absorption behaviour of Arsenicum album at various concentrations. The results revealed that irrespective of the potencies, arsenic trioxide medicinal solute species present in the Arsenicum album medicines is in the form of quantum sized nanoclusters. The specific interaction between arsenic trioxide solute species in the Arsenicum album is expected to be reduced upon dilution. Hence, the study of the dilution series of Arsenicum album provides insights. The optical absorption results indicate that arsenic trioxide solutes dilute uniformly in the solvent medium and follow the laws of homeopathy. The study suggests that qualitative analysis of the Homeopathic medicines is possible by UV-Visible spectroscopy.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Arsenicum album, Dilution Series, Homeopathy, Optical absorption, UV-Vis Spectroscopy
Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology > Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Divisions: Engineering and Technology > Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
Medicine > Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India
Nursing > Vinayaka Mission's Annapoorna College of Nursing, Salem
Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal
Nursing > Vinayaka Mission's College of Nursing, Karaikal
Nursing > Vinayaka Mission's College of Nursing, Puducherry
Pharmacy > Vinayaka Mission’s College of Pharmacy, Salem
Physiotherapy > Vinayaka Mission's College of Physiotherapy, Salem
Homoeopathy > Vinayaka Mission's Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Salem
Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Salem
Arts and Science > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Arts and Science College, Salem, India
Arts and Science > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Arts and Science College, Salem, India > Tamil
Engineering and Technology > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Salem, India
Law > Vinayaka Mission's Law School, Chennai
Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Medical College, Kottucherry
Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Medical College, Puducherry
Physical Education > Vinayaka Mission's College of Physical Education, Salem
Interdisciplinary Studies > Vinayaka Mission's School of Health Systems, Chennai
Dentistry > Vinayaka Mission‘s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem
Liberal Arts > Vinayaka Mission's School of Economics and Public Policy, Chennai
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Last Modified: 06 Feb 2026 07:00
URI: https://ir.vmrfdu.edu.in/id/eprint/6633

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