Posted by Questionmark on June 23, 2004, at 17:05:36
In reply to Re: on the contrary » linkadge, posted by chemist on June 22, 2004, at 18:46:08
There might not be any research to support this, but if you look at many of the native peoples of certain South American countries you will find that they chew coca leaves every day-- like we Americans drink coffee-- and their health is essentially fine except for their decayed tooth enamel. Biopsychiatry is definitely a biased website, but i think they have a lot of good, factual information about psychopharmacology & what not. And they do provide a great deal of research (abstracts at least), which you cannot just throw out the window.
But i'm not sure what to think about Kava's MAO-B inhibiting properties and Ginkgo's dopaminergic properties. I.e., i'm not sure if the overall research supports this or not.
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