ForThoseAboutToRock
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You're calling it BS with nothing to back it up. Also, you do know most medicines come from some type of plant or herb, so why is it radical quackery to give someone herbs instead of pharmaceuticals?
"Pharmaceuticals" cannot be prescribed without FDA approval that comes after a long and arduous clinical trial process proving safety and efficacy. The process includes isolation, purification and concentration of active compounds into a deliverable format which ensures proper dosing. Eating "herbs" does none of this. Saying something like "most medicines come from plants, therefore just eat the plants to get the effect" is like saying "steel comes from ore in the ground, therefore just use the ore to build skyscrapers, don't bother refining it."
Also note that traditional Chinese medicine is widely known as one of the primary culprits driving the de-population of species like tigers and elephants (among many others, I'm sure) by providing markets for poachers.