tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021022.post597837355052101109..comments2023-04-27T01:05:33.653-07:00Comments on Poet's Inc.: Alternative MedicineTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639488637387728713noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021022.post-63648029890423787592009-08-02T23:40:34.378-07:002009-08-02T23:40:34.378-07:00Something what i need to learn thanks for sharing ...Something what i need to learn thanks for sharing friend i like it.alternative medicinehttp://www.green-tea-expert.com/benefits-of-green-tea.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021022.post-83979564499729284452009-07-19T13:49:18.864-07:002009-07-19T13:49:18.864-07:00MommyBee,
I'm not talking about plant-based me...MommyBee,<br />I'm not talking about plant-based medicines. I'm not sure I'd give plant-based medicines a higher status than man-made medicines, but I'm not putting them lower either. As long as there's evidence they work (ie--a double-blind study comparing the herb with a placebo) I'm all for using them.<br />The problem is, there are way too many things out there that people take that are not any more helpful than a placebo. They haven't been tested (or they have, and the tests were negative). They don't work (well, at least not more than a placebo works).Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639488637387728713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021022.post-21019767462557198572009-07-18T20:52:54.200-07:002009-07-18T20:52:54.200-07:00Interestingly, a number of European countries (not...Interestingly, a number of European countries (notably Germany) have done test with a variety of popular herbs in much the same way as the FDA tests new drugs. It's not all hocus pocus--some of them do have fairly powerful medicinal uses. As a scientist yourself, surely you know that more than a few medications are plant-based (foxglove/digitalis being used in heart medication comes most readily to mind...)<br /><br />I personally feel that if there is an herb/plant that will do the trick (and sometimes there is) then I would prefer to use something from God's laboratory than to take a chemical concoction from man's laboratory. This is not to say that I'm anti allopathic medicine--I have ibuprofin and childrens tylenol in my cabinet alongside my red raspberry leaf and cod liver oil. But I'm not going to utterly discount something just because it originated in nature rather than in a laboratory. I believe there are people who push it too far the other way, certainly, but I guess I just feel like it's pretty silly to make sweeping judgments about things when (as is usually the case) there are aspects of truth on both sides.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279308378287322473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021022.post-4933823409698850012009-07-17T20:49:06.683-07:002009-07-17T20:49:06.683-07:00That is SO typical of scientists, isn't it? -...That is SO typical of scientists, isn't it? - spending money on research that might not give the results they want. It's almost like they don't know what's going to work until they do the research!<br /><br />Another super genius in the Senate, I see.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029062798989083449noreply@blogger.com