In a message dated 8/14/2003 1:04:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >From what I understand, Chinese medicine is very old, tried and tested, science. >Same >can be said about Ayurveda. > Hi Allwyn: What is the scientific basis of Chinese medicine and Ayurveda? I am sure you know that this is not a matter of somebody's opinion. You would have to convince me that they are scientific by demonstrating consistency with basic scientific principles, and by providing scientific evidence that their treatments are efficacious. > >In my opinion, but I'm not in the healing business, you will find "alternate" >medicine >becoming more and more re-accepted in mainstream healing. > Should "alternative" medicine be accepted without proper scientific tests on the efficacy and safety of any of its treatments? > >To summarize, I think there is room for home remedies in modern healing, just as much >>as there is for "alternate" medicine, western medicine, and prayer. So, if an old >lady >makes you kneel down while she sprinkles holy water on you, and it makes you >feel good, >go for it! > Would you discontinue standard modern medical treatment, and seek the above types of treatment instead? Cheers, Santosh ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
