> the fact that people without any scientific background have safely taken and studied natural products without modern science; namely by studying themselves; i

> the fact that people without any scientific background have safely taken and studied natural products without modern science; namely by studying themselves; in India and China there were masters at this sort of art Yes, because that explains why rhino horn is so great... For every traditional medicine that has value, there are a dozen that are complete quackery and to ignore those is to fall victim to confirmation bias. Still, I liked your overall points, but they can be taken too far. The FDA is certainly a good thing, albeit flawed.