Biochemic cell salts

Biochemic cell salts aka Tissue Salts or Cell Salts are alternative remedies based on inorganic salts elaborated by Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler (1821-1898). Although highly diluted they are not classed as homeopathic, because they are not purported to act according to the "like cures like" principle of homeopathy.
Inorganic salts were first used in homeopathic preparations by Samuel Hahnemann, and further utilised by Schüßler who identified 12 different salts in human tissue based on the analysis and research of inorganic constituents of cremated organs and remains by Jacob Moleschott and Justus von Liebig.
These days, the salts are usually prepared as tablets, made up with lactose powder in a manner similar to homeopathic products: Each inorganic salt is ground (triturated) with lactose powder in a ratio of 1:9, and this mixture is then ground with fresh lactose, again in a 1:9 ratio. This process is repeated either three or six times, yielding a 1 000 000 to 1 dilution or 1000:1 dilution.
Because of this dilution, the salts are generally prescribed at dosages that are too low to have any detectable effect on the levels of the minerals and electrolytes involved. No peer reviewed scientific clinical trials have been conducted on tissue salts, and they are less well known to the public than some other complementary therapies.

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