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Vanda Salvini's avatar

There is a wealth of knowledge in ancient traditions, medical and scientific but it is not science. It is as much of a tragedy that this knowledge is not properly developed as it is a tragedy that science is now becoming whatever someone with money, power or influence wants it to be.

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Tardigrade's avatar

This! Exactly!

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Perplexity's avatar

While there may historical record-keeping, chances are that 'folk' medicinals were often arrived at using a very rudimentary trial and error process.

That's science, though not necessarily recorded as such.

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