Chinese traditional medicine needs a serious overhaul. The body parts of Tigers, the gall bladders of Bears, plus the idea of eating dogs who have been subjected to horrendous torture....now the skins of Donkeys. It is all so wrong on more than one level. If these medical traditionalists were one single person, they would be locked up in a secure institution.
I don't think even Soviet Russia went in for this kind of medical stupidity....did they?
Yes Chinese scientists need to prove that Tigers' whiskers for example, do not contain substances which help inflammation; in exactly the same way we operate in the West, to prove or disprove the healing ability of medicinal substances. They need to do proper scientific studies and not allow their people to be full of superstition. Obviously medical science in China leaves a lot to be desired.
I am a strong advocate for traditional herbal medicine, and have found that plants do the job very well indeed. I rely on them absolutely.
I don't think even Soviet Russia went in for this kind of medical stupidity....did they?
Yes Chinese scientists need to prove that Tigers' whiskers for example, do not contain substances which help inflammation; in exactly the same way we operate in the West, to prove or disprove the healing ability of medicinal substances. They need to do proper scientific studies and not allow their people to be full of superstition. Obviously medical science in China leaves a lot to be desired.
I am a strong advocate for traditional herbal medicine, and have found that plants do the job very well indeed. I rely on them absolutely.
