> What is wrong with snake oil? From what I have read it is really quite good > for rheumatism. > Marshall
Right again, Marshall! http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m42749.html : "Snake oil originally came from China where it had a long history of use for inflammation and pain in rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, etc. by rubbing on the skin. Chinese laborers brought it to the US for treating the pains from building the railroads and then gave it to Europeans. US Patent medicine promoters ridiculed the claim and, it has had the stigma ever since. But in 1989, a sample of oil from the Chinese water snake obtained from San Francisco's Chinatown was analyzed and found to be composed of over 20% of the omega 3 derivative, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)..."---Brad Kirby. -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
