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I can’t tell if this is a troll or not. It is listed below echinacea and cranberry pills (two supplements with substantial evidence for NON-efficacy) on the Na
by et2o 7y ago
I can’t tell if this is a troll or not.
It is listed below echinacea and cranberry pills (two supplements with substantial evidence for NON-efficacy) on the National Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine’s ranking of SUPPLEMENTS taken in the US. If it was real effective medicine, it wouldn’t be considered an “alternative” medicine (a polite phrase for horseshit).
Do you realize how ridiculous that is as evidence for anything? The fact that misguided people buy it in supplement form does not mean it is a treatment for anything, let alone COVID. People also buy lots of Diet Coke.
And then to top it off you reference Hippocrates (literally thousands of years ago). Did you know most Med schools don’t even take the Hippocratic oath any longer? Do you believe that doctors should treat people by keeping the 4 humors in balance?
Completely ridiculous
- throwaway_pdp09 7y agoReference does not say it's of any use. However it is organic so it must be good.
- Alex3917 7y agoIf people use something medically then they use it medically, end of story. You don't get to say that something isn't used medically just because it might not be effective or prescribed by doctors or whatever. Knowing what people are using medically is critically important, regardless of whether you think they should be using it or not.
- et2o 7y agoSorry but just no. It is not a "medical" treatment unless it treats, prevents, or otherwise modifies some actual disease or state of health. I agree it is important to know what ridiculous, non-evidence-based dietary supplements people are taking. Regardless, you can't get out of your extremely irresponsible claims by arguing about semantics. Please stop giving anyone your incompetent and potentially harmful medical advice. Luckily most people with COVID won't try to treat it with garlic supplements alone because they aren't stupid, but you have to realize that in panic-inducing times like this people might actually take your advice and you could end up with blood on your hands.
- Alex3917 7y ago> you can't get out of your extremely irresponsible claims by arguing about semantics. Please stop giving anyone your incompetent and potentially harmful medical advice. How does saying "there is a plausible mechanism of" qualify as either irresponsible or medical advice? > you have to realize that in panic-inducing times like this people might actually take your advice and you could end up with blood on your hands. What advice? I literally haven't offered any advice.
- et2o 7y agoAre you or are you not intimating that people should take fucking garlic supplements for COVID? You have claimed 1) there is plausible evidence for garlic (no) 2) garlic is a widely used medicine (no) On the basis of those claims it is quite easy to see how you are suggesting people take garlic. Classic motte-and-bailey argument strategy. Convenient that you also dropped discussion of “beet root”