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I actually have a friend from Thailand who studied medicine there and earned a legitimate degree. She did have an MD but says that, because of the severe restrictions placed on students with foreign degrees, many graduates of Asian schools earn a living practicing traditional medicine. In fact, many of them are excellent doctors but cannot prescribe medicine or perform surgery.

I did see a program about Ayarvedic medicine and it was very interesting. Supposedly people who were given weeks to live sought treatment and went into complete remission. I do not know if its a placebo effect but I heard a lot about it. There are so many testimonials on the effectiveness of such treatment that I think there must be some truth to it.

Indecently, Thom Hartmann, the famous progressive radio host has a doctorate in herbology. He no longer is active in healthcare and has since become a famous author, lecturer and radio personality who speaks on political issues.

I personally believe in herbal medicine...what's in medicine that is supposed to heal? Chemicals.
What's in plants? Chemicals.
All depends on the circumstances, the patient, the illness, but a wide variety of symptoms can be effectively treated with plants or minerals opportunely distilled and combined by practitioners who know their job.
It certainly astounds that a number of remedies (I said a number, not all at all times) laid down by "primitives" several centuries BCE may be as effective -or even more so- than synthetic chemicals invented by politicking stooges in white lab coats charging you an extortionate fee.
Hint: you cannot patent plants because they occur in nature.