European Academics Are Speaking Out On Ignoring and Suppressing Tradition-of-Use Data

European Academics Are Speaking Out On Ignoring and Suppressing Tradition-of-Use Data
June 6, 2012 | JunkScience | M.Torres
The Chinese have successfully used acupuncture for 2500 years for many different ailments. For untold millenia African tribes have employed hallucinogens pharmacologically to stimulate the central nervous system and treat hundreds of disorders. South Americans have wisely learned how specific medicinal herbs counter disease for centuries. Yet, all tradition-of-use data obtained from our ancestors is discarded and trashed by modern science. European academics are now speaking out on the likely devastation to the botanicals sector if Europe ignores tradition-of-use (TOU) data in favour of randomized clinical trials when assessing herbal food supplement health claims.

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