Thank you for your response. I didn't mean to single out anyone in
particular. It's just that some of the responses were so programmed.

The original Ruta Q tincture is what is called a mother tincture which can
be defined as a homeopathic medicament ('Q' denotes mother tincture). It was
then prepared by progressively diluting the mother tincture to reduce the
quantity of drug administered, to not only render the treatment safe from
all poisonous side effects, but also enhance the therapeutic activity or
make it stronger or more potent. The following explains this procedure:

http://www.arnica.com/homeo/cook3.html
PREPARATION OF MOTHER TINCTURES ìMother Tincturesî can be defined as the
homeopathic medicament in its most concentrated form. They are produced as
clear liquids or in solid triturated form. The liquids range from colorless
to straw colored to dark brown or a red color. All mother tinctures are
denoted by the Greek letter ? , or the abbreviation MT. Mother tinctures of
plant, vegetable or animal substances are prepared by the maceration of the
fresh material in different strengths of alcohol at ambient temperature.
After aging for periods ranging from one hour to one month, the suspension
is filtered by gravity or compression. Final alcohol strengths may be 33
1/3%, 50% or 80 to 90% (volume/volume), depending on the water content of
the starting material. Succulent, fresh plants yield between 350 ml per 700
ml of unfiltered succus (or juice) per kilogram of plant material. The
succus is mixed with one half of its volume of 95 % pure alcohol, producing
mother tinctures of approximately 33 1/3 % (volume/volume) alcohol content.
Fresh plant material yielding less than 350 ml per kilogram of succus is
repeatedly macerated with alcohol/water mixtures, producing mother tinctures
of approximately 80 to 87 % (volume/volume) alcohol content. Mother
tinctures for organotherapy preparations are prepared from macerates of buds
or young shoots which alcoholized glycerin. If properly stored, mother
tinctures have an indefinite therapeutic activity, although it is sometimes
necessary to remove precipitated solid matter by filtration from time to
time.

PREPARATION OF POTENCIES

Hahnemann Methods

By systematic experimentation, Samuel Hahnemann determined that, by
progressively diluting the mother tinctures to reduce the quantity of drug
administered, he could not only render the treatment safe from all poisonous
side effects, but also enhance the therapeutic activity or make it stronger
or more potent. He named these dilution potencies and laid down a strict
procedure. Hahnemann developed his method over many years and it was
published in detail in the 4th edition of the Organon. He wrote: ìWhenever a
dilution of any kind is to be made, the name and number of the remedy are
recorded on the labels of the appropriate number of flasks needed. These are
then arranged one after the other. ìAfter introducing 99 drops of alcohol,
one drop of the medicine undergoing dilution is poured from the first flask
into the next. Always be sure that the drop taken from one flask is
instilled in the next flask in line. The flask is then stoppered and shaken
twice.î Potentization is carried out successively in two distinct steps -
dilution and succussion. Thus, the process involves the sequential or serial
dilution of the mother tincture with a mixture of alcohol and water. Each
dilution is followed by succussion, which involves vigorous shaking with
impact. There are a series of dilution: decimal series, based on serial
dilution of 1:10; centesmial series, based on serial dilution of 1:100, and
the millesimal series, based on serial dilution of 1:1,000. Hence the
decimal series of potencies is denoted 1x,2x,3x,4x,...... Nx (denoted
1,2,3,4, in the United Kingdom), and the millesimal series is denoted with
the suffix m. Succussion Succussion is the term coined by Hahnemann
(Probably it was derived from the German schuffeln and the Italian scossone,
meaning to shake violently) for the essential process of violent shaking
with impact which follows each step of the sequential dilution, thus
completing the potentization procedure. Hahnemann achieved this by holding
the vial firmly in his hand and using his forearm to strike a leather bound
book. The procedure was repeated at least ten times. Nowadays, mechanical
means are usually employed, using instruments of many different designs, all
of which aim to simulate the manual procedure. As many as 100 succussions
are employed. One type of mechanical device causes a glass vial, attached to
the end of a motor driven rocking arm, to impinge on a rubber pad on each
downward stroke. Not only does succussion ensure an intimate mixing of the
liquid and diluent, but it is also believed it energizes the potency. This
potential energy is subsequently released as kinetic energy in the healing
process. Trituration This process is employed to ìsolubilizeî insoluble
minerals and chemical elements in their solid form, that is, to render the
crystals or powder to a degree of fineness and subdivision which will permit
their solubilization in alcohol / water. One part (or 1 gm) of substance is
finely ground, using a mortar and pestle, with a small part of 99 parts of
pure lactose (milk sugar). The trituration is continued for at least one
hour, while adding aliquot parts of the remainder of the lactose at 10 to 20
minute intervals. The resultant finely divided powder represents the first
centesimal triturated potency. The entire process is repeated, using one
part of the first centesimal trituration and a further 99 parts of pure
lactose to produce the second centesimal triturated potency, and so on. For
each insoluble mineral or element, a certain potency level is reached,
whereby it is sufficiently ìdilutedî to be within its solubility limit in
the alcohol / water. At this stage, higher potencies can be prepared in the
liquid form in the usual manner. It follows, therefore, that very low
potencies of insoluble substances cannot exist in liquid form. Unscrupulous
ìmanufacturersî of homeopathic medicines have been known to offer customers,
for example, liquid Graphites 3X!

They also state in the study (on page 976) that  "Ruta Q, the mother
tincture extracted from R. graveolens according to homeopathic pharmacopia,
was diluted.....".

Never wrestle with a pig. You'll both get dirty and you soon find out
the pig actually enjoys it.

"Thanks for your balanced informed views.  Seems the anti-alt spammers
leave you alone.  I'm sure it's mostly because you will blow them out of
the water with your logic."

Is this irony or sarcasm?

If those who are Fact Based Medicine advocates are "blown out of the
water" then our arugments, according to homeopathy gibberish, are made
so strong that we win automatically.

Chuckle.

Thank you for once again demonstrating your complete inability to use
Usenet properly. Nobody has a clue who or what you are referring to.
Are you talking to yourself?