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Most traditional medicines likely no better than placebo, this is why they are still traditional. Some are outright dangerous, like those that contained aristol
by xvilka 4y ago
Most traditional medicines likely no better than placebo, this is why they are still traditional. Some are outright dangerous, like those that contained aristolochic acid[1].
[1] https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/10/health/liver-cancer-herbal-medicine/ https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/10/health/liver-cancer-h...
- yosito 4y agoYou're saying this as if clinical trials have been done, and you know it for a fact. But there have been few clinical trials done on the traditional medicines I've mentioned. And none of them contained aristolochic acid... that seems like a very random point to make when so many pharmaceuticals also contain harmful chemicals.