RE: Covid 19 conspiracies dump
November 27, 2023 at 10:46 am
(This post was last modified: November 27, 2023 at 11:01 am by Nanny.
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There are organic sulfides in garlic that have antimicrobial and antibiotic properties. This is not news. The reason WHO cautions dialysis patients against folk remedies is because these products are not regulated as medicines, have no standards for purity, concentration, manufacturing controls, sterility or contamination controls, and are usually regulated as foods if at all.
Medicines undergo rigorous premarket and postmarket study. Every aspect of how the compound is ingested, metabololized, and cleared, how its reaction kinetics interact with the body - its safety and effectiveness - has to be demonstrated in large populations before becoming available for prescription. There are volumes of regulations that cover the sourcing, manufacturing, cleanliness, purity, and packaging of medicines that folk remedies simply don't have to meet. There is less risk taking approved medicines than in taking dietary supplements because of the controls placed on drug makers.
Sure, folk medicines work. Our ancestors knew that. They didn't know how they worked though. Pharmacology answers that.
Medicines undergo rigorous premarket and postmarket study. Every aspect of how the compound is ingested, metabololized, and cleared, how its reaction kinetics interact with the body - its safety and effectiveness - has to be demonstrated in large populations before becoming available for prescription. There are volumes of regulations that cover the sourcing, manufacturing, cleanliness, purity, and packaging of medicines that folk remedies simply don't have to meet. There is less risk taking approved medicines than in taking dietary supplements because of the controls placed on drug makers.
Sure, folk medicines work. Our ancestors knew that. They didn't know how they worked though. Pharmacology answers that.
