Germinação de sementes de manjericão (Ocimum basilicum L.) tratadas com medicamentos homeopáticos nas dinamizações 12CH, 30CH e 100CH

Abstract

Homeopathy founded by Samuel Hahnemann is a science that can be applied to all living beings, be they humans, domestic or wild animals, plants or microorganisms. Ocimum basilicum L., is a medicinal and aromatic plant, originating in Southeast Asia and Central Africa, used for various purposes as ornamental, spice, aromatic, for the production of essential oils. The objective of this work was to evaluate the germination of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) seeds treated with homeopathic medicinal products in the 12CH, 30CH and 100CH dynamizations. The experiment was conducted in the laboratory of Olericultura at the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia-UFRB. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design, with 7 treatments with 4 replicates: Sulfur, Arsenicum album, Carbo vegetabilis, Staphysagria, Phosphorus, Complex (Sulfur, carbo vegetabilis, Arsenicum album, Phosphorus and Staphysagria), Witness (distilled water). The basil seeds were submitted to the germination test in a BOD chamber at 25° C and a photoperiod of 8 hours of light according to RAS. Three experiments were done, one for each dynamization. The seeds were soaked in 5 ml of the homeopathic solution, which consists of 2 ml of the drug diluted in 100 ml of distilled water. Daily counts were performed, where the germination speed index (IVG) was calculated. On the 14th day, after germination, the following variables were evaluated: percentage of germinated seeds (% PORG), percentage of seeds not germinated (% PORNG), fresh biomass of fresh shoots (BFPA), fresh root biomass (BFR), total fresh biomass (BFT), aerial dry biomass (BSPA), root dry biomass (BSR), total dry biomass (BST). Seeds treated with Phosphorus 12CH and Staphysagria 30CH did not have a significant effect on the analyzed variables.