[Steve_Seattle]

"Except the small the dilution the stronger the effect according to homeopaths."

Correct; that's one aspect of it that I never understood. The pain relief cream I use contains minute amounts of aconitum (Monks's Hood), arnica, and belladonna, all of which are extremely poisonous if taken internally in their natural form.

There's an episode of the 1990s British TV series "Cadfael" in which Monk's Hood plays a prominent role (it's the title of the episode). Cadfael is a medieval monk/herbalist who solves crimes. He used a concoction of Monk's Hood to make a balm which soothed back and joint pain. In this episode, someone stole some his his supply and used it to kill someone by putting it in their food.

[21twelve]

I was up in remote Alaska and the native gave me some homemade Devil’s Club ointment for a sore knee. They swore by it (and sold it) but I didn’t notice any difference.

And don’t confuse naturalistic stuff (like my mixture of perhaps 50% Devil’s Club and other plants) with the homeopathic stuff that would be one drop of something in a bottle of water.