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==Oscillococcinum==
==Oscillococcinum==
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One of the best known preparations of Boiron is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillococcinum Oscillococcinum] (''Oscillo''), a milk sugar preparation which is claimed to be effective against flu. The name is derived from a presumption of French physician Joseph Roy (1891–1978) who believed in 1917 during a flu epidemic to have observed the bacterial genus Oscillococcus in the blood of disease patients. Oscillococcinum C200 is the best-selling homeopathic product in the U.S. It is also called "the $20-million duck" there. Annual turnover of the product is $ 20 million. The preparation is produced from duck liver, but only a single duck liver is needed for the entire turnover - and even from that a lot is wasted: The potency C200 means the ratio of liver to solution is 1 to a number with 400 zeros.<ref>http://www.anonym.to/?http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html</ref> For comparison: The whole universe including earth consists of about 10 to the power of 78 particles. Ingredients of Oscillococcinum:
One of the best known preparations of Boiron is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillococcinum Oscillococcinum] (''Oscillo''), a milk sugar preparation which is claimed to be effective against flu. The name is derived from a presumption of French physician Joseph Roy (1891–1978) who believed in 1917 during a flu epidemic to have observed the bacterial genus Oscillococcus in the blood of disease patients. Oscillococcinum C200 is the best-selling homeopathic product in the U.S. It is also called "the $20-million duck" there. Annual turnover of the product is $ 20 million. The preparation is produced from duck liver, but only a single duck liver is needed for the entire turnover - and even from that a lot is wasted: The potency C200 means the ratio of liver to solution is 1 to a number with 400 zeros.<ref>http://www.anonym.to/?http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html</ref> For comparison: The whole universe including earth consists of about 10 to the power of 78 particles. Ingredients of Oscillococcinum: