Excerpt from a paper

[haggholm]

Virtually all commercially produced pharmaceuticals have their source and/or intellectual roots in active compounds isolated from plants. It is ironic that ‘herbal’ sources themselves are often considered ‘safe’, but that commercially produced derivatives – the compounds that are forced to undergo toxicity testing – are not. The finding that 1/5 Ayurvedic medicines purchased on the Internet have detectable and often toxic levels of lead, mercury and arsenic (Saper et al., 2008) should give those who think CAM interventions can do no harm serious pause.

Homeopathy and the curse of the scientific method
Karen L. Overall, Arthur E. Dunham

Indeed.

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[ziztur.com (from livejournal.com)]

That seriously brings a tear of joy to my eye.