Vocal on herbals. (Letters).I find the ideas promulgated prom·ul·gate tr.v. prom·ul·gat·ed, prom·ul·gat·ing, prom·ul·gates 1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially. See Synonyms at announce. 2. in "Herbal Lottery: What's on a dietary supplement's label may not be what's in the bottle" (SN: 6/7/03, p. 359) deeply disturbing. The idea of pulling out a couple of chemicals and standardizing them is a turning away from the holism holism In the philosophy of the social sciences, the view that denies that all large-scale social events and conditions are ultimately explicable in terms of the individuals who participated in, enjoyed, or suffered them. that herbal remedies represent. This is the very essence of the complaint against conventional pharmaceuticals and why people are turning to herbals. That there is a problem with consistency in marketed herbal products seems clear. However, requiring patentable, purified chemical combinations would be tantamount to making true herbal medicine illegal. In an age in which a leading cause of death in the United States is hospital-and-doctor-caused illness, I believe I have the right to choose a different path to health than conventional medicine and pharmaceuticals. VICTORIA BAKER, REDWAY CALIF. Several years ago, I corresponded with a physician at the University of Brussels The University of Brussels can refer to three universities in Brussels, Belgium:
JAMES A. ERDMAN, CRESTONE, COLO Colo Colorado (old style state abbreviation) COLO Columbus, Ohio COLO Co-Location COLO Colonial National Historic Park (US National Park Service) COLO Cost Of Living Option . Whoa! One of the attractions of herbal remedies is that they don't kill people. Pharmaceuticals kill around 2 million people a decade. The attitude of the Food and Drug Administration is to get rid of the competition. Destroying any industry is a bad idea, but that's what this monster is all about. Market forces take care of the shysters in time, but the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. uses force and fraud to destroy legitimate concerns. My Echinacea echinacea (ĕk'ənā`shēə), popular herbal remedy, or botanical, believed to benefit the immune system. It is used especially to alleviate common colds and the flu, but several controlled studies using it as a cold medicine have works just fine, thank you. EDWARD G. ROBLES Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
In fact, herbal remedies have been implicated in many deaths. See "When Herbs Bite Back" (http://www.sciencenews.org/20020504/food.asp), "Honey of a Threat" (http://www.sciencenews.org/20020427/food.asp), and "Homing in on Ephedra's Risks" (http://www.sciencenews.org/20030419/food.asp).--J. RALOFF |
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