Dear All, Please go through this article. Homeopathic drugs to preserve books, manuscripts! 4 4 Certain homeopathic medicines are useful to prevent & remove fungus in books and manuscripts 4 4 The basic properties of the paper would remain unchanged after the treatment by homeopathic drugs 4 4 Sulphar Iodatum, Petrolim, Arsenicum and Rumux in different potencies are found to be most effective in the treatment of books and manuscripts After proven efficacy on human beings, homeopathy medicines can now be used to prevent fungal growth in books, old documents and manuscripts -- a breakthrough research says. In the first of its kind study, scientists at National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) have found that certain homeopathic medicines are useful to prevent and remove fungus in books and manuscripts. Following over-a-decade of reaserch in this regard, certain medicnies had been successfully tested and found to be extremely useful in treating the fungus on the books, NRLC scientist Dr Shashi Dhawan along with Dr K L Garg, who achieved the breakthrough said. The paper division of the Lab also studied the physico-chemical properties of the paper and found that the basic properties of the paper would remain unchanged after the treatment by homeopathic drugs, Dr Dhawan said. NRLC, which is engaged in preservation and conservation of historical and heritage buildings through its expertise is venturing into preservation of documents and manuscripts for the first time. Various drugs were tested during the course of research which had started in 1995. Sulphar Iodatum, Petrolim, Arsenicum and Rumux in different potencies were found to be most effective in the treatment of books and manuscripts, Dr Dhawan, the Head of Bio-deterioration Division of the NRLC, said. She said the findings had already been published and well received everywhere. Earlier, the fungus on books and manuscripts was treated successfully by NRLC scientists through chemicals but homeopathic medicines were environment-friendly and not harmful in any way, she said in reply to a query. Homeopathic medicines are environment-friendly, non-hazardous and without side effects in human beings, books and manuscripts will also have no bearings of this off-beat treatment, the scientists claimed. Dr Dhawan said the application of homeophatic medicinies was done on plants but its use on books and manuscripts was being tried for the first time. Tropical and sub-tropical countries like India, where humid weather prevails, the attack of fungus on books is more prevalent. This breakthrough research would go a long way in treatment of books and manuscripts. Yours Krishna Maraddi Librarian SKSVM Agadi college of Engg. & Tech. Laxmeshwar Dist; Gadag --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Dear All,   Please go through this article.   Homeopathic drugs to preserve books, manuscripts!  4 4 Certain homeopathic medicines are useful to prevent & remove fungus in books and manuscripts 4 4 The basic properties of the paper would remain unchanged after the treatment by homeopathic drugs 4 4 Sulphar Iodatum, Petrolim, Arsenicum and Rumux in different potencies are found to be most effective in the treatment of books and manuscripts  After proven efficacy on human beings, homeopathy medicines can now be used to prevent fungal growth in books, old documents and manuscripts -- a breakthrough research says. In the first of its kind study, scientists at National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) have found that certain homeopathic medicines are useful to prevent and remove fungus in books and manuscripts. Following over-a-decade of reaserch in this regard, certain medicnies had been successfully tested and found to be extremely useful in treating the fungus on the books, NRLC scientist Dr Shashi Dhawan along with Dr K L Garg, who achieved the breakthrough said. The paper division of the Lab also studied the physico-chemical properties of the paper and found that the basic properties of the paper would remain unchanged after the treatment by homeopathic drugs, Dr Dhawan said. NRLC, which is engaged in preservation and conservation of historical and heritage buildings through its expertise is venturing into preservation of documents and manuscripts for the first time. Various drugs were tested during the course of research which had started in 1995. Sulphar Iodatum, Petrolim, Arsenicum and Rumux in different potencies were found to be most effective in the treatment of books and manuscripts, Dr Dhawan, the Head of Bio-deterioration Division of the NRLC, said. She said the findings had already been published and well received everywhere. Earlier, the fungus on books and manuscripts was treated successfully by NRLC scientists through chemicals but homeopathic medicines were environment-friendly and not harmful in any way, she said in reply to a query. Homeopathic medicines are environment-friendly, non-hazardous and without side effects in human beings, books and manuscripts will also have no bearings of this off-beat treatment, the scientists claimed. Dr Dhawan said the application of homeophatic medicinies was done on plants but its use on books and manuscripts was being tried for the first time. Tropical and sub-tropical countries like India, where humid weather prevails, the attack of fungus on books is more prevalent. This breakthrough research would go a long way in treatment of books and manuscripts.     Yours Krishna Maraddi Librarian SKSVM Agadi college of Engg. & Tech. Laxmeshwar Dist; Gadag Yahoo! 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