Dear NicoleC,

The majority of the things you mention are from the 1800s or even earlier, before what we know as science was off to a good start yet. BTW, willow bark tea is asperine (sp?), good for fever but you need chincona for malaria. As mentioned above, ethnopharmacology is a going concern.

I should mention that American medical science is too political. As a result, it has made a number of sad blunders, none of them have been mentioned here.

As I have said over and over, the scientific method is a process. It's ultimate worth can be assessed by the fact that your computer works and airplanes can fly; among other things. All of the whining I hear comes from pseudo-science enthusiasts complaining their pet quacks aren't accepted at face value.

Correct and incorrect are the wrong terms. Science is a process, for making more and more accurate predictions. Get it?

If this is offensive, try this. Try to imagine that I am entirely correct. Then imagine how frustrating you have been.