Bill,
Thanks for clarifying that for me. Your are correct, in my judgement. Homeopathy has not met the scientific test. I may be wrong, but as I understand it, homeopathy is based on the assumption: If a substance makes you sick in a large dose, than a small dose of it will cure the same illness that a large dose produces. So based on this hypothesis, they dilute toxic substances and give them as homeopathic remedies. I am also told that the dilution occurs to the degree that chemically not a single molecule of the original substance is left in the potion to be administered, obviously, negating the validity of the hypothesis, if true. I have not investigated this.
Herbalism is a new term to me, and I apologize for lumping in with other nonscientific disciplines. I also don't know what herbalism stands for, so will not judge it.
The value of finding useful medications within nature, however, is amply demonstrated in our medical history: Digitalis from purple foxglove plant, belladonna from (?)nightshade, quinine from cincona bark, etc.
Jack |
