WanderingBrian
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- Sept 2023
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Anecdotal effectiveness should be taken with that same grain of salt! For years Skin So Soft was anecdotally a mosquito repellent. Then it was tested. It was completely ineffective. So, Avon added an insect repellent to catch up with false "fact."those sites also need to be taken with a grain of salt.
@WanderingBrian
You named this thread "Let me help with all of the Ibubrofen questions" and then you recommend another remedy solely based on your personal experience. Any, really any remedy can be hazardous to people based on their personal health history, allergies, other medications they take and so on.
I would be very, very careful recommending something without reservation solely based on that it was effective for you.
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I would submit that putting a single link in your initial post is a rather sketchy recommendation to readers to "do their own research as well" (especially a link which requires the reader to 'accept' before even being able to get to the article). As a physician, I have treated patients having life-threatening side effects to OTC and Rx medications casually recommended by well-meaning friends and acquaintances. On the Camino 2 months ago, I walked with a man who ended up in the hospital for 10 days after following friendly advice on the way to "try this pill". I suggest you not be so cavalier in your healthcare recommendations.fair point!
I do encourage people to do their own research as well.
and yet it works without incident from my experience. research it yes but "bought and paid for" sites like webMD will always lean towards the scariest scenarios, especially if it's not a big pharma remedy. so those sites also need to be taken with a grain of salt.
So true.The disparaging use of terms like "bought and paid for" and "big pharma" are non sequiturs. They do not provide a reasoned support for your suggestion of using willow bark. The use of such terms are a rhetorical red flag for me, as they are terms frequently employed by those who use conspiracies and innuendo in place of facts.
It surely depends on the dosage, which may not be so well understood or controlled as some of the more studied drugs.Willow bark appears to be less rough on the body.
I honestly wasn't trying to force a debate on the topic. But I do respect everyone's input. All points are valid and I think the takeaway is do your research and go with what works best for you.
Stands true for all things in life.
I wish there was a feature to “love” a post. You are so right that not all points are valid. Glad to see so many people not falling for the nonsense that implies that modern medicine is all toxic and we should return to Middle Ages “medicine “You didn't sound like you were trying to force a debate. But it is misleading to say that willow bark is "less toxic" than aspirin, hence others posted further information that should be considered before accepting this recommendation at face value. And not to be argumentative, but no, all points are NOT valid. All best!
Willow bark is the bark from several varieties of the willow tree, including white willow or European willow, black willow or pussy willow, crack willow, purple willow, and others. The bark is used to make medicine.
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