Jacques Benveniste - Benveniste and Homeopathy

Benveniste and Homeopathy

Nearly all scientists believe that there is no credible evidence to support claims that homeopathic remedies actually work, nor is there a plausible mechanism to explain how homeopathy could work. Indeed, skeptics often dismiss homeopathy, citing internal inconsistencies in the hypothesis, and the fact that biological reactions require the presence of chemicals, whereas homeopathic remedies are so diluted that they are equivalent to pure water.

Benveniste's 1988 article attracted attention in large part because it hinted at a potential mechanism that could be used by proponents of homeopathy to explain how homeopathy might work. This is the idea that water may somehow retain a memory of a substance that it no longer contains. The idea of "water memory" remains controversial and is not generally accepted by scientists.