Sensitive crystallization

Sensitive crystallization or copper chloride (bio)crystallization (german: Kupferchloridkristallisation) is a method to study the quality of substance and life under influence of the etheric formative forces.

It is a picture forming method developed by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (1899-1961) together with Erika Sabarth, and worked out by pioneers Alla Selawry (1913-1992) and Hans Krüger (1898-1988).

Extracts mixed with a specific copper chloride solution are allowed to slowly evaporate in a flat dish under controlled conditions, yielding a crystallization pattern image.

Sensitive crystallization belongs to the category of picture or image forming methods, together with:

• 01 - Capillary dynamolysis - rising picture method
• 02 - Sensitive crystallization
• 03 - Round-filter chromatography
• 04 - Drop picture method

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For a general introduction, see Scientific research into the etheric formative forces#2016 - Barry Lia

and more in general on the same topic page: Scientific research into the etheric formative forces

Aspects

• for an excellent introduction, see the PDF introductory flyer in the 'Further reading' section below
• names:
  • also called: 'copper chloride crystallization' (CCC)
• research:
  • contemporary research is done by a.o. Jens-Otto Andersen and Jean-Georges Barth, and at the University at Kassel - see 'Further reading' section below for references

Related pages

• Scientific research into the etheric formative forces
• Round-filter chromatography
• Capillary dynamolysis - rising picture method
• Drop picture method

References and further reading

• Ehrenfried Pfeiffer:
  • 'Formative Forces in Crystallization' (1936, in DE in 1930-31)
  • 'Sensitive Crystallization Processes: A Demonstration of Formative Forces in the Blood' (1968)
• A. and O. Selawry: 'Die Kupferchlorid-Kristallisation in Naturwissenschaft und Medizin' (1957)
• L.W. Holleman: 'Ein Beitrag zum Verständnis der empfindlichen Kristallisation' (1966, article)
• Magda Engquist: 'Gestaltkräfte Des Lebendigen: Die Kupferchlorid-Kristallisation, Eine Methode Zur Erfassung Biologischer Veränderungen Pflanzlicher Substanzen' (1970)
• Jens-Otto Andersen - selected papers
  • Kobberklorid-krystallisationsmetoden kvalitativt og kvantitativt (1992, thesis)
  • A refined biocrystallisation method applied in a pictomorphological investigation of a polymer (1998)
  • et al.: Computerised image analysis of biocrystallograms originated from agricultural products (1999)
  • Development and application of the biocrystallisation method (2001)
  • Comparative study between biocrystallisation and chemical analysis of carrots (2001)
  • (together with 12 others) Standardization and validation of the visual evalution of biocrystallizations (2010, paper - PDF available on internet)
  • A biodynamic guide to food quality (2021) - see Biodynamic agriculture#References and further reading
• Jean-Georges Barth - selected papers
  • with M. Cocude, B. Bruyet et P. François: 'La pneumoconiose des houilleurs et son suivi médical. La méthode des cristallisations sensibles au banc d’essai' (1992, article)
  • 'Image de cristallisation du chlorure cuivrique et structure chimique de l’additif' (1997, article)
  • Image de cristallisation et structure chimique de l’additif (1998, article in : Colloque cristallisations sensibles)
  • Cupric chloride crystallisation with additive and its applications(2004, article)
  • with J. Roussaux, K. Suppan, S. Rosa dos Santos: 'Crystallisation of a film of copper chloride in the presence of additives. Preliminary study on the experimental conditions and criteria of quality' (2011, article)
• work at the University at Kassel
  • Aumaporn Meelursarn: 'Statistical evaluation of texture analysis from the biocrystallization method. Effect of image parameters to differentiate samples from different farming systems' (2007, thesis)
  • Bernhard Johannes Kahl: 'Entwicklung, in-house Validierung und Anwendung des ganzheitlichen Verfahrens Biokristallisation für die Unterscheidung von Weizen-, Möhren- und Apfelproben aus unterschiedlichem Anbau und Verarbeitungsschritten' (2007)

• Christian Marcel: 'Sensitive Crystallization Visualizing the Qualities of Wines' (2011, original in FR as 'Cristallisations sensibles Une autre manière de voir la qualité')
• C. Cimpean, C. Hotiu: 'Sensitive chrystallization - a valuable method for analyzing informational quality of food supplements' (2014, paper)
• Beatrix Waldburger: introductory flyer on Sensitive crystallization

More

see also: Scientific research into the etheric formative forces#Picture forming methods

On the internet

• wikipedia (DE - Kupferchloridkristallisation) and (FR - Cristallisation_sensible)
• Forschungsinstitut am Goetheanum, Labor für Empfindliche Kristallisation
• elementedernaturwissenschaft.org