Gilbert Lawrence <gilbert2...@yahoo.com> wrote: For those who are wondering what this 'loud-mouth' is hollering about, JC suggests that Indian vaidays and the hakims were twiddling their thumbs waiting for a German to tell them what homeopathy remedies to use to treat their patients.
Likely Indians were using the very ingredients long before they knew about Germany or the word homeopathy. Here is from a wikipedia about agents used in homeopathic treatments. "Homeopathy uses many animal, plant, mineral, and synthetic substances in its remedies. Examples include Arsenicum album (arsenic oxide), Natrum muriaticum (sodium chloride or table salt), Lachesis muta (the venom of the bushmaster snake), Opium, and Thyroidinum (thyroid hormone). Homeopaths also use treatments called nosodes (from the Greek nosos, disease) made from diseased or pathological products such as fecal, urinary, and respiratory discharges, blood, and tissue.[48] Homeopathic remedies prepared from healthy specimens are called sarcodes." The loud-mouth claims that I do not do my research before I write. Then JC alludes that I plagiarize / paraphrase from experts when I write. ----- JC's response (semi-plagiarised using material from posts by FN and Aires): Thanks doc for that long-winded and absurd post! It would be a 'mistaken misconception' for anyone to believe that JC does not learn from Gilbertian brilliance. Please be advised that JC always does learn - whenever he reads Gilbertian brilliance aka absurdity. The lessons for me to take home from the above quoted Gilbert-posting are the following: (a) It is legal (even advisable) to submit a book to the US Library of Congress which is almost entirely plagiarised. (b) Goa is at a higher altitude than Mt. Everest; After all, Gilbert's 'reference' book says so and we all know, do we not, that Gilbert researches before he goes to print. (c) Hindu Vaidyas were using snake venom, thyroid hormone (from sheep) and pathological products in the practice. Ola Ayurveda! Atrocious! JC _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/