--S-A-- [OilsHerbsEtc.] FDA Looking At Chinese Medicine

[Guest guest]

True, chronocentrism is very prevelant. But does that explain why

people still believe that the FDA is the most strict drug watch

dog. How many people would read that sentence, without the

foreword, in this article and not even bat an eye? How about the

ideal of having pharmaceuticals in charge of the herbs and not

having them in the health food stores. How about why the FDA would

want to know the " active ingredient " or if there are any benefits to

knowing the " active ingredient " How have we come to place so much

trust in people to look after us, and their principles, when upon

further examination they don't seem worthy of it?

Misty L. Trepke

http://health.

 

, Jessika Stone

<remindersofthen wrote:

>

> Thats called chronocentrism. The belief that people of the past

were idiots. Culture today suffers from terrible chronocentrism.

Its sad, really.

>

> " Misty L. Trepke " <mistytrepke

wrote: Let me get this right,

Chinese Herbal Medicines which have been used

> successfully for thousands of years are having a hard

time " proving

> their effectiveness " to the FDA, the new baby on the block. The

FDA

> who is the most strict drug watch dog (other then when it comes

to

> Vioxx, vaccines, genetically modified food and food from clones,

> aspertame, etc.) And the FDA would prefer to know the " active

> ingredient " (so the powers that be can patent it?) when they

still

> don't (perhaps willfully) see that is like asking for the most

> important letter of the alphabet. Come on, there has to be one

> letter that can be used by itself and all the others dumped in

the

> bin as useless.. And our lives would be so much better, if the

> pharmaceuticals got their hands on these herbs than if they are

> commonly and easily available in our natural health food

stores...

> Things that make you go, " huh " ?

> Other comments?

> Misty L. Trepke

> http://health.

>

> FDA looking at Alternative

>