i have general skepticism for medicinal/nootropic herbs/plants, like, without looking into it i doubt ashwagandha powder or resihi mushrooms actually have good evidence that they work. But how do these things get established in the lore as useful in the first place?
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Because they work on some people. Scientific evidence requires that it works on everyone (or the majority)
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Placebo effects are stronger for any ingested plants that have any salient effects, good or bad, whether or not they actually cure anything?
So those plants get ritualized over generations into 'herbal medicines'?
Just a conjecture
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Herbal medicine has been around thousands of years. They’re making a resurgence lately as modern medicine (aka biomedicine) has solved acute illness but failed for chronic.
I encourage you to look into the evidence. I think you’ll find no evidence there is no evidence
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Big Pharma has paid off doctors, researchers, news media, etc. into the “No evidence” lie.
If you don’t believe medicine is very corrupt, well, go look it up.
It’s bad. Really bad.
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Maca root & Reishi definitely have aphrodisiac properties, at least for me (relatively high dose).
Paul Stamets has good info on fungi supporting immune system & other medicinal properties.
Substantial data for Psilocybe Cubensis enabling neuroplasticity.
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Definitely look into Lions mane, Turkey tail, & Elderberry for immunity, coconut oil and tea tree for topical antimicrobial. Ibogaine has really interesting research for opioid withdrawals, too.
Do you have this skepticism with Cannabis?
Is this broad or specific skepticism?
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The operative phrase here being “without looking into it”.
Even literal feces is used medicinally.
aka FMT ref: Brain Maker by Dr David Perlmutter
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skepticism is warranted, esp when the folks propagating the info are new to it themselves.
ex: dehydrating mushrooms and consuming them in powdered form does literally nothing. burning money for warmth is more useful. but fresh or (correctly prepared) tinctures have benefits.
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Worth checking out examine.com for high quality research on supplements and herbs. Some of them work.
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