We should take both and bring them together, taking the good and ignoring the deficient in each and let them do their best in complementing each other.
A. Synthetic drug – 1. made from toxic petroleum
2. brand new to our planet
3. with identity and purity issues (can never be absolutely pure like 100.000000 %)
4. inherently toxic (already ongoing and non-changeable)
B. Traditional herb – 1. already developed by our ancestors and handed down to us
2. our body knows it, so no surprises
3. absolute purity is not an issue, whatever therein dates to ancient times
4. no inherent toxicity issues
Modern drug therapy using mainly synthetics is responsible for most of our illnesses (side effects & new diseases). Just look at the promotions and advertisements on your family TV. They make you feel like you are missing something if you don’t try their advertised drugs. And we are openly blaming drug addiction as due to our young folk’s weak will power! This reminds me of watching war movies of the Second World War era (1940s), seeing sailors smoking in submarines was common. Smoking was not banned in public until around 1990s and 2000s! And smoking physically and visually affects others nearby, which took more than half a century for us to ban in public. I don’t expect to see synthetic chemicals like drugs, additives, and supplements (now ubiquitous but quietly ruining our health) to draw the attention of the nontechnical public.
Consequently, with the even more abundant synthetic chemicals that are not ingestible which we have been making for our convenience and comfort (like plastics, nylon, polyester, other synthetic fabrics, & foam rubber, etc.), they first pollute our environment and then over time decompose to minute entities (e.g., microplastics) that enter our body through our drinking water to further do us harm. It is a serious situation. But no one with fame and money seems to openly talk about it. Scientists like me write about it but we are mostly ignored. Regardless, I don’t give up. I’ll keep trying until I croak.
When dealing with A3 and A4, try to bypass the synthetic drug therapy with naturally isolated chemicals whenever possible. Try to discourage continued drug advertising on family TV. The only way to eliminate it is by passing laws to afford taxpayers (citizens & residents) free universal healthcare so that there would be no need for insurance and healthcare companies to continue to find ways to exploit the public. There should be term limits for members of our Congress so that they would not continue to get free perks (like healthcare) for themselves and ignore the rest of us Americans.
TCM traditional medicine is mostly based on observation, experience and accumulated wisdom over time. It is as complex as our body and contains as many chemicals. B3 and B4 allow it to be safely used. The herbs and formulas are well documented both in print and through word of mouth among families. There are dozens of formulas available from Asia already being sold as herbal supplements in Chinese herb shops throughout major American and Canadian cities. They are for common ailments such as colds, flu, cough, and heat conditions (canker sores, pimples, etc.). They can be fingerprinted by TLC or HPTLC. I have already published my work on 3 dozen tryptamines that include several common psychedelics (psilocybin, psilocybin, LSD, etc.) with Rf values on 5 different solvent systems (mobile phases) and 3 adsorbents. Well-promoted brands can be fingerprinted so that consumers can at least see what they look like when compared to a trustworthy brand. Furthermore, the formulas containing tonic herbs are particularly suitable for improving our natural immunity.
That can serve as a start, so can my organization, PBN Naturals Worldwide Consortium. And I can provide initial guidance.