The pseudoscience of homeopathy

[WouldBe]

The reason it has high standing in the UK is that, at a time when Cholera patients were being bled by standard medical practitioners, homeopathists were feeding them fluids. Since dehydration is a massive problem with cholera, the homeos were not losing as many patients as the others.

How does that work then?

Most homeopathic treatments are in small doses not by the bucket full.

 

[david dissadent]

Kind of like an old Radio One DJ in the twilight of his years: "Time for bed, Mr Peel."

That would be the last DJ to have lived on past glories, had he not died 3 years ago.

 

[rich!]

How does that work then?

Most homeopathic treatments are in small doses not by the bucket full.

Yes, but what they weren't doing was more important. They weren't taking large quantities of blood out of people who were massively dehydrated.

In other words, they were so far wrong they nearly did the right thing.

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

Water's a chemical

isn't water two chemicals technically?

 

[rich!]

That would be the last DJ to have lived on past glories, had he not died 3 years ago.

Strangely, I'm aware of that. (Although it was amazing at the time how many people said "I haven't been listening to him enough recently...")

Besides, I don't want to sully my mind with the names of any other Radio 1 DJ's of similar vintage. *shudders*

 

[dash_two]

Propolis is found in beeheeves and is said to augment resistance (in general) while having a beneficial influence on the throat.

Sounds interesting. Honey is supposed to contain natural antibiotics, so maybe that has something to do with it.

 

[Aldebaran]

I have detailed information on it published in an imker's monthly, but that is in Dutch.

I found these articles in English (didn't read them but I think they give the essence of what it is about)

http://www.chinabees.com/htm3/cpjs/propolisinf.htm

http://www.beepropolis.info/

I was wrong in the sense that it is indeed of herbal origin, but the bees have a hard job "processing" it into the substance they use for protecting their heeves.

On a side note: I'm getting really sick right now... Added already paracetamol to my propolis cure

salaam.

 

[WouldBe]

Yes, but what they weren't doing was more important. They weren't taking large quantities of blood out of people who were massively dehydrated.

Leeches don't take large quantities of blood out of people.

 

[Crispy]

Leeches don't take large quantities of blood out of people.

No, but bloodletting does.

 

[stdPikachu]

Are there any modern-day practitioners using medieval treatments? I think there was a Day Today article on a new medieval hospital, but in today's climate of rampant quackery I wouldn't be surprised if balancing the four humours wasn't back in fashion...

*fetches the bile bucket*

 

[Jonti]

did you hear about ... ?

Did you hear about the patients that forgot to take their homeopathic remedy?

They died of an overdose!

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Did you hear about the patients that forgot to take their homeopathic remedy?

They died of an overdose!