Chinese medical edu., Jason (5/30/00)

May 31, 2000

Hello Jason,

Thank you for your response. It pleases me, as I have a passion for

alternative medicine in its myriad manifestations.

Although I'm very busy currently, the " Lancet " has also published studies

favorable to Homeopathic medicine (and when I get a moment, I will refer you

to these articles), and I once again refer you to Harris L. Coulter's

wonderful work entitled, _Divided Legacy: The Conflict Between Homeopathy

and the American Medical Association_ . [by the way, what is your criterion

for " valid " ?]

Re: Homeopathy being a " relatively new science... " , relative to what?

Certainly, when compared to Traditional Asian medicine, homeopathy is a

walking infant, but then compared to allopathic medicine, the allopath is

still a 'crawling' infant genius.

> " I lump homeopathy in with western alternative medicine, which I do not

(currently) put much faith in.... " <

This statement can be addressed from so many perspectives. Is it fair to

" lump " one form of medicine with another? Homeopaths (not " Homeopathics " !)

agree with most 'alternative' medical systems (like Traditional East Asian

Medicine) that dis-ease is a dis-harmony of the being's ability to harmonize

with the environment, adapt and return to homeostasis. Shouldn't we

therefore 'lump' homeopathy with TCM? In Pleiomorphic medicine there exists

concrete visual evidence of " protids " or " somatids " [i have seen this

phenomenon personally, via dark-field microscopy]. Does this mean that if

you don't " put much faith in it " (as you say), you can't see (in my opinion)

the clear visual data of their existence?

Your " meta-analysis " certainly did not include all studies on homeopathic

remedies, and to single out " arnica " has no reflection on the field of

homeopathy in general.

Please also be informed that in Arizona, there is a Homeopathic Board, and

physicians are required to fulfill all the requirements in order to

practice. Therefore there is some regulation, for better or worse.

We gain wisdom in many ways.

And skepticism is healthy.

But having an open attitude is healthier and we should not denigrate that

which we do not understand.

luke

May 31, 2000

Luke,

Thanx for the reply... I actually would defend homeopathy to the avg.

person, so in essence I am just wanting to learn more. And yes I am a

'natural' skeptic of most things, even TCM, until otherwise proven (in a

number of ways) otherwise...

But my interest lies more on TCM so I will close this discussion (on my end)

but any info. is still welcome...

Thanx

-Jason

Luke Klincewicz [l.klincewicz]

Wednesday, May 31, 2000 12:32 AM

Re: Chinese medical edu., Jason (5/30/00)