----- Original Message ----- From: BROOKS BRADLEY <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 2:25 AM Subject: Re: CS>Re:IV--USEFUL ALTERNATIVE
Talk about wierd experiments ... they're not confined to the US. guess these "researchers" never heard of our CS projects! Here's the story == Source: The Guardian Useful link: http://www.gmc-uk.org/ * Alternative cures 'could be dangerous' Herbal medicines used to treat asthma are largely unproven and may even be dangerous if taken with other drugs, according to researchers. A study into complementary medicines concluded that there was an "urgent need" for proper clinical trials into the effectiveness of "natural" cures taken by thousands of people. The research, in the British Medical Association's journal Thorax, reviewed 17 clinical trials for herbal asthma treatments. Six dealt with traditional Chinese therapies such as concentrated ginkgo leaf liquor and eight with Indian Ayurvedic medicines. The others looked at a Japanese Kampo medicine, ivy leaf extract and marijuana. The researchers, from Exeter University, found that most of the trials were of poor quality. Among those which showed herbal medicines had benefits, the flaws in the studies cast doubt on the findings. Only nine of the trials were double blind, where neither the participant nor the investigator knew whether the patient was being given a herbal treatment or a placebo. Regards to all, Robert Bartell -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
