Anti-woo commentators are a bunch of smug and condescending...

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468. And you have the research published in a credible...

..peer reviewed Scientific Journal showing that chewing Willow Bark destroys the lining of the stomach?
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I'll wait.


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Are you just posting something on DU that became common knowledge after years of observation?
GOSH!. That sounds like WOO.
Ironic , isn't it.


I'm very glad that the scientists and researchers around the World are studying the Homeopathic cures and Traditional medicines of cultures, looking for effective drugs and medicines.
THAT is precisely HOW Aspirin was "discovered".
It was once a "WOO" medicine.
That leads me to believe that there are STILL many herbal or homeopathic medicines out there that can be effective.

As GOOD as our Science is, it is STILL in its infancy.
It STILL makes mistakes,
and more remains undiscovered than what appears in the Peer Reviewed Scientific Journals.

My Wife & I are BeeKeepers.
We use our Pure, Raw, Organic Honey in several homeopathic "cures" including minor coughs and colds. We avoid running for the anti-biotics every time somebody sneezes like most Americans have been programed to do, but if we get really sick...we will go to a doctor.

Honey and Bee Venom have not been thoroughly studied by our Scientific Community.
I am considering trying the Bee Sting treatment for arthritis.
Unfortunately, it isn't possible to evaluate Bee Sting in a double Blind study,
but I've heard enough anecdotal testimony in our Bee Keeper Community to give it a try.

Think For Yourself.
Question Authority,
and realize that near NOTHING gets done in The West unless a PROFIT can be made.

Remember,
the "Science" behind Chernobyl and Fukushima was peer reviewed.