Kenneth R. Pelletier, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine and the University of California School of Medicine, describes evidence-based CAM. From Medscape General Medicine. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/564560
OK, this is great, but i can see a couple of problems. It's important to consider the ethics of anyone involved in medicine. Some people make claims in a way that exploits the vulnerable.
There is also the question of research methods. Many herbal studies are not specific about the nature and origin of the herbs used and don't provide proper control groups, and qualitative research methods are sometimes more appropriate than quantitative ones.
nineteenthly 4 years ago