True. Like digitalis. However, you can spend a hundred years overdosing and killing before a scientist works out what is in it , how it works and guarantees the dose and contents or that the compound and it’s additives will not conflict with your life saving medications.
If you want to live under 19th century pharmacy and also take prescription medication, buyer beware. It is hard enough to control corporate advertising of known and studied drug compounds without “ supplements” or “alternatives”.
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Originally Posted by JA
On the general issue of alternate/natural therapies and medicines it's well to remember there are many pharmaceuticals that have been and are derived from nature. It is for just these sort of reasons you will see pharmaceutical companies bio-prospecting in all sorts of natural environments: the Amazon comes to mind.
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JA
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