tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post3381049556661557155..comments2024-03-20T11:36:53.907+00:00Comments on Restoring Mayberry: The problem with herbal remedies, part 2Brian Kallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-73918167368171645752015-02-04T22:53:57.251+00:002015-02-04T22:53:57.251+00:00For 20+ years I was a hospital pharmacist and I ca...For 20+ years I was a hospital pharmacist and I cannot begin to tell you how many times people who come into the hospital with a bag full of herbal pills and we had absolutely no way to know what was really in them. There are herbal products that can be exceedingly dangerous if taken pre-surgery. It was a nightmare. Florencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157294752967287405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-85343728678993970682015-02-02T20:59:44.586+00:002015-02-02T20:59:44.586+00:00Andy,
Interesting point -- we easily forget how ...Andy, <br /><br />Interesting point -- we easily forget how often our body just gets better. <br /><br />Jo, so do I -- I've been using that a lot this winter. I would say that's an example of what I mentioned above, something that straddles the line between medicine and food. I would also be very sceptical of an expensive "pure sage" pill that claimed to do the same. Brian Kallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-85246817796910631622015-02-01T12:38:17.135+00:002015-02-01T12:38:17.135+00:00I swear by sage tea with sage from my garden for s...I swear by sage tea with sage from my garden for sore throats, but haven't done any randomised controlled trials. At least if it is a placebo effect, it is a fairly benign one..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-11575797971875376352015-02-01T02:21:18.452+00:002015-02-01T02:21:18.452+00:00In my experience most minor ailments resolve thems...In my experience most minor ailments resolve themselves. In fact, sometimes the best thing you can do is stay out of your body's way as it re-establishes whatever balance is out of whack. Yet, people seem driven to do something - anything - instead. It may be that herbalism's greatest virtue is that it doesn't actually interfere as much with your body's effort to get back to normal - whereas the more heavy-handed medicines do.Anubis Bardhttp://anubisbard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com