Sorry, Jon, my remarks were not directed at you. Of course Western med. has progressed beyond blood-letting. I was responding to Graham's reference to it and also to rhino-horn.

I also believe the WHY is that Western medicine has by and large completely lost track of the person and the power of the mind and emotions to effect the body. We've seen it here, time and again. There are some Drs. who have written books about it and have made the connection, but most still do not. Trad. medicines always consider the person in an holistic sense, i.e. the mind, emotions, living situation, PLUS all of the physical stuff.

kat