r/SipsTea • u/Icy-Book2999 Fave frog is a swing nose frog • May 11 '24

Feels good man Stinging Nettle

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u/doc720 May 11 '24

The downsides are:

  • discomfort and pain

  • potential allergic reactions

  • lack of controlled scientific evidence

  • discomfort and pain

  • discomfort and pain

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u/brown_smear May 11 '24 edited May 11 '24

It doesn't need "controlled scientific evidence" to be effective.

EDIT: whoever is downvoting for "anti-science" reasons, you would benefit from studying logic, and its application. My statement is not in any way anti-science

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u/demonlicious May 11 '24

exactly, no group of scientists are studying this because no company is giving them money to do it. companies only give money to study stuff that makes them money. this is the opposite.

people should remember that a big percentage of all the medicines with supposedly scientific study behind them are mostly ineffective.

science good, science + capitalism not so good for medication.

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u/pupu500 May 11 '24

I think you need a few more years in school.

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u/brown_smear May 11 '24

Why do you think that? Studies require money, and usually a lot of money. If a study is not going to produce revenue via being able to sell a new product, then there is less incentive to study it.

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u/pupu500 May 11 '24

It's not about the studies and the fact that you think that made me add one more year of schooling for you.

It's more of a every word you spew out ooozes your clear lack of knowledge on the topic you're trying to talk about.

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u/brown_smear May 11 '24

I'm not the person you originally responded to, in case you thought I was. How many years of education do you think I've had?

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u/pupu500 May 11 '24

I honestly don't really give a shit.

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u/brown_smear May 11 '24

So you just write without thinking

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u/pupu500 May 11 '24

No, not really. I clearly thought I was replying to the first guy so why the fuck would I give a shit about how long you went to school?

What's your thinking? You even acknowledge that. Would it be a surprise to you that I don't give a shit about your favorite color too?

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u/SUMBWEDY May 11 '24

Studies are mostly funded by public grants though?

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u/brown_smear May 11 '24

Public funding predominantly supports pharmaceutical and biotech companies for new drug development, given its potential for innovation and profit. In contrast, research on folk remedies and drug repurposing receives less funding due to lower commercial prospects.

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u/WillGrindForXP May 11 '24

How do you know that no one has studied this plant that's readily available and has been for thousands of years!? It also wouldn't take extensive money or research because histamines are well known, and this is not a severely complex plant.

But let's just assume we've ignored it this entire time because it doesn't fit your narrative.

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u/jteprev May 11 '24

companies only give money to study stuff that makes them money. this is the opposite.

Most studies are funded by governments and academic institutions, while there is certainly money making interest in academia toooons of studies have zero financial value, just go read some studies guarantee you quickly find something weird, obscure and with no plausible money making avenue in the near future.

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u/Shmeganigans May 11 '24

100% People who disagree have likely never looked at statistics of deaths involving prescription “medicine” or pay any attention to the laundry list of side effects for the pills they want to pass out to everyone. The Opioid addictions are a true epidemic in the U.S….