The downvotes likely are as a result of using the word "quackery," but I think the general sentiment of your post is relevant. The issue I've had with Eastern

The downvotes likely are as a result of using the word "quackery," but I think the general sentiment of your post is relevant. The issue I've had with Eastern medicine along with other folk remedies is the methodology and fact that they are not truly applying the scientific method in the way Western medicine does. That said, I would not at all be surprised to find that many things in medicine, Eastern, Western, folk medicine, etc. that were previously unproven (by Western medicine standards) suddenly start having testable, verifiable reasons for why they work.