Herbal supplements in US commonly have traces of contaminants

"I have a sore throat."
2000 BC : "Eat this root"
1200 AD : "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
1500 AD : "That prayer is superstition, drink this elixir."
1800 AD : "That elixir is snake oil, Take this pill."
1950 AD : "That pill is ineffective, Take this antibiotic."
2000 AD : "That antibiotic is artificial, here why dont you eat this root."AbE; Author unknown. I found this on a site of compiled science humour. The original author was not listed and now I cant find the site again. My apologies. Someone should downgrade the message rating.Edited by Dogmafood, : grovelling submission to the regulations

Main Entry: anecdote
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Synonyms: chestnut, episode, fairy tale, fish story, gag, incident, long and short of it, narration, narrative, old chestnut, recital, relation, reminiscence, short story, sketch, tale, tall story, tall tale, yarnThesaurus.comI thought that it added a bit of humorous historical perspective. I see now that I should have added something like;Caution! I am not a registered comedian. The contents of this post may appear to be funny but the plagiarist makes no claim as to its actual effectiveness. While you may chuckle or smirk do not mistake this reaction for anything other than the placebo effect. Double blind studies are currently under way to determine if this post actually contained any real humour. Consult your proctologist before mixing this post with any well thought out and logical replies to the topic at hand. Danger: may contain traces of irony, sarcasm, mercury and lead. Processed in a facility that contains nuts. Please see edited original post.

Honestly, are you trying to misunderstand me? May I suggest you go back and read my first response in this thread.Message 3Furthermore, I am pretty sure we are still in the 'snake-oil days'.

This is what I said And I must have said 4 or 5 times that I am not calling for NO regulation. After reading a bunch more about it I see that the situation in the US is indeed AFU. I didnt realize that someone can put lawn clippings in a bottle and call it something else. I would have thought that the truth in advertising laws could be applied. What about cough medication, Pseudoephedrine, Celebrex, Avandia or Advair?These drugs may be beneficial in some cases but certainly do alot of harm in others. Avandia for example"Used to treat diabetes, studies have shown a clear link of increased risk of congestive hear failure to the drug. According to a study by the New England Journal of Medicine, Avandia increases heart attack risk by 43% "Find Attorneys by Category- attorneypages®...

Ah...no that would not qualify as snake oil.