I’ve been saying how well TCM has worked for me, helping me overcome years of depression where Western medicine utterly failed. Now it seems that a herbal mixture used in TCM is just as effective, if not more so, than Tamiflu when it comes to treating flu. There were three control groups in the study. One group received the TCM remedy, another group received Tamiflu and the last group only Tylenol. All participants had the flu. The group that received the TCM remedy had their fevers resolve the fastest. Faster even then those that received Tamiflu.
There is a lot that gets ridiculed and dismissed as pseudo-science that, in truth, actually works and can benefit a lot of people. Unfortunately, TCM is too often one of those things that gets dismissed by Western doctors and scientists. It isn’t until they are faced with undeniable proof that they will even consider it, if even then. A shame, really. Not everything can be explained. What ultimately matters is if it works or not, regardless of whether science can explain it or not.
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The study can be found online, I saw it on Reuters. I would link to it but it seems some sites do not like to be linked to. I never understood that as it only helps drive traffic to their site, but if they don’t want to be linked to, I won’t link to them.
I was just reading about this today. Fascinating, isn’t it?
There’s a three page spread on this study on the August 15th edition of US News–in the health section. Just goes to show that many of the cures and treatments we need are all around us.
Jodi, Agreed! There are cures and treatments all around us. Maybe with this making the news more people will be willing to try different treatments and live a healthier, happier life.