@JK
Quite right about the reductio ad absurdum about which much of pharmaceutical western medicine is based on, I am very much aware of synergy in nature, i.e. it's a hugely bad idea to take just one individual B vitamin such as riboflavin in isolation - that way lies neuropathy - much better to take a balanced complete spectrum b complex.
However, identifying specific compounds that do have specific properties is always a good idea as long as the process or product in the case of pharmaceuticals does not end there which is sadly the case with the western 'big pharma' model.
So, for purely medicinal purposes perhaps a CO2 extract of resinated wood would be best? I know that method of extraction is the gold standard in most medicinal plant material. Just thinking aloud here, and this is purest speculation, but perhaps by using heat as an extraction method some active compounds are being lost or altered - I am specifically thinking of the distillers and traders that Ensar described as chewing kyara dust. Is that purely to judge quality or is that for psychoactive / medical reasons?
Much food for thought on this thread!
Quite right about the reductio ad absurdum about which much of pharmaceutical western medicine is based on, I am very much aware of synergy in nature, i.e. it's a hugely bad idea to take just one individual B vitamin such as riboflavin in isolation - that way lies neuropathy - much better to take a balanced complete spectrum b complex.
However, identifying specific compounds that do have specific properties is always a good idea as long as the process or product in the case of pharmaceuticals does not end there which is sadly the case with the western 'big pharma' model.
So, for purely medicinal purposes perhaps a CO2 extract of resinated wood would be best? I know that method of extraction is the gold standard in most medicinal plant material. Just thinking aloud here, and this is purest speculation, but perhaps by using heat as an extraction method some active compounds are being lost or altered - I am specifically thinking of the distillers and traders that Ensar described as chewing kyara dust. Is that purely to judge quality or is that for psychoactive / medical reasons?
Much food for thought on this thread!