(1) DOES it WORK; (2) HOW does it WORK - in that order!

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Hi All, & Rey,

 

> ... Then I querried Prof Smallwood: considering the prospect of

> more pandemics, what is the Australian health authorities doing in

> terms of tapping alternative health care traditions we have here in

> Australian including traditional Chinese medicine in dealing them

> ? Prof Smallwood replied: " We are all aware of the Pan

> Pharmaceutical debacle " (laugh from the audience). Then he said "

> as for other tools for dealing with epidemics, we are open to it.

> Just provide us with the evidence of how they work. " I raised my

> hand to do a follow-up question but the moderator declined. Regards,

> Rey Tiquia

 

Rey, your mail saddens me, but it reflects closed-mindedness so

typical in so many " scientists " .

 

Had Prof Smallwood been a " real scientist " , he would have asked

TWO questions of you:

 

1. DOES herbal WORK in condition XXX

 

(2) If yes, do you know HOW it works?

 

And a posivite answer to (1) is FAR more important to real

scientists than a negative answer to (2).

 

It is a bonus (but not essential) to know HOW things work. I do not

know the finer details of how a PC, car or TV, work, but I use them

every day.

 

Similarly, if the truth were known, most practitioners do NOT know

exactly how most of their drugs or remedies work. But they know

that they WORK well in many or most clinical cases for which they

are chosen with professional care.

 

 

Best regards,

 

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