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China is totally infested with these herbal "medicines" (TCM). It's not just that drink, it's everywhere. Doctors at hospitals and private clinics prescribe the
by lopmotr 9y ago
China is totally infested with these herbal "medicines" (TCM). It's not just that drink, it's everywhere. Doctors at hospitals and private clinics prescribe them, pharmacies sell them alongside real medicine. Most people believe they're medicine and don't even know which are herbal and which aren't. It's their equivalent to homeopathy but mainstream instead of restricted to a few nutters.
- inteleng 9y agoThe US and most of Europe had the same problems up until the early 20th century.
- janekm 9y agoStill today, surely? If you go to a normal pharmacy in Germany you will find a lot of "homeopathic" medicines as well as various herbal remedies with about the same quality of evidence as "traditional Chinese medicine".
- Scoundreller 9y agoBut much less lead and arsenic.
- BrandoElFollito 9y agoSame in France, prescribed by actual medical doctors.