Hi Robert, On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 15:12:33 -0400, "Robert Bartell" <[email protected]> wrote:
>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. I notice that the results of the double-blind studies weren't mentioned, just the possible side effects when taken with other drugs. Sounds like standard debunking hype from the medical/drug "profession." -- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moyn (CDP, KB0ZDF) -- 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]>
