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Originally posted by jonb@Jun 6 2005, 05:16 AM
As a general rule, alternative medicine is never what it claims to be. I mean, take echinacea. It boosts your immune system. So some altmed people use it to treat lupus and leukemia. Strangely enough, a stronger immune system is the last thing you want when you have either of those diseases.
And then there are the ones who like to claim an "exotic" origin for their practice, as if that somehow makes it more accurate. Reflexology, homeopathy, and ear candling can't be traced to Indians at all, yet I often find Indian motifs in ads for such practices.
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but in places like where i came from, herbal medicines are being used in place of commercial/ synthetic medicines as they are cheap. They are also like, as effective than their synthetic counterparts.
just foe example, like guava leaves. they can be used as alternative to antibiotics. also the rosy periwinkle flower is also a known cure to leukemia.
i know studies should be conducted on these herbal plants to prove its effectivity and possible side effects. i believe that majority of commercial derugs came from herbal sources.
iggy
