http://qi-spot.com/2009/11/03/does-natural-equal-safe/ Exploring Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine and More Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:07:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://qi-spot.com/2009/11/03/does-natural-equal-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Melani Bolyai, L.Ac., Dipl. C.H. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:52:27 +0000 http://qi-spot.com/?p=168#comment-88 No herb is harmful in and of itself - it's the misuse of the herb. I agree. Drinking too much "natural" coffee, crushed from a bean, could overtax your heart. If you're diabetic, eating too much sugar could kill you. Cocaine comes from a plant. Pigeon-holing Chinese Herbal Medicine as dangerous is a folly. It dismisses thousands of years worth of valuable knowledge, skill and proven results, though not "proven" by the Western medical paradigm, in many cases. Clearly, the use of synthesized drugs, also dangerous when misused, is generally successfully regulated, but that's mostly because there is a profit in it, as aspect you make mention of. Big Pharm hasn't found a way to engulf herbal medicine. Yet. Let's keep educating people, patients and skeptics alike. The more everyone knows, the better. No herb is harmful in and of itself – it’s the misuse of the herb. I agree. Drinking too much “natural” coffee, crushed from a bean, could overtax your heart. If you’re diabetic, eating too much sugar could kill you. Cocaine comes from a plant. Pigeon-holing Chinese Herbal Medicine as dangerous is a folly. It dismisses thousands of years worth of valuable knowledge, skill and proven results, though not “proven” by the Western medical paradigm, in many cases. Clearly, the use of synthesized drugs, also dangerous when misused, is generally successfully regulated, but that’s mostly because there is a profit in it, as aspect you make mention of. Big Pharm hasn’t found a way to engulf herbal medicine. Yet. Let’s keep educating people, patients and skeptics alike. The more everyone knows, the better.

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