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In reply to the discussion: Rickety Woo [View all]2naSalit
(86,323 posts)3. Thanks from me too,
one who uses what most would call woo but have been used with great success by people since waaaay before the industrial revolution. One key to using natural/herbal elements in making medicines is that you never use metal or plastic at any point in the process, it's always glass or porcelain or wood or clay. Pots, vessels, even the spoons, etc. Storage should also be in glass or porcelain. And yes, I know that tap water arrives via metal or plastic pipes but once received and put into use for medicinals, that should have been the extent of exposure to metal and plastic.
Just sayin'...
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in my discipline we make a strong distinction between science and natural history...
mike_c
Jan 2014
#34
One would think that it would be redundant to tell the "politically liberal" posters in DU to
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#12
The problem I see is that a small group has decided that they can make the decision
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#25
As I pointed out, it was not necessarily boiled, and minimal amounts can survive to cure scurvy. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2014
#62
I did read, which is why I responded the way I did. Where is the OP?
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2014
#66
OP = Original Poster. If you read my post that would have been clear to you.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2014
#68
Having an open mind has not a DAMN THING to do with whether something is 'woo'.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2014
#38
There's nothing about that story that was unscientific. Various variables were considered and
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#48