Talk:Chinese herbology

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Pronunciation

If herbology is the study of herbs, why is it pronounced "HERB-ol-o-gy" when herb is pronounced "ERB"?? Unsigned comment by 24.176.65.31

Because in American English we affect a French accent for this word (silent "H") but in British English they say the "H."

Redirection

Why does this page redirect to Chinese herbology?

Removing end of a sentence

Hi all, I am going to remove this sentence-ending - "with little or no rigorous evidence of efficacy.[5]" - becuase I clicked on the linked article to read this evidence, and I saw that it referred to AFRICAN traditional medicine - not CHINESE traditional medicine. Thanks all Gam3r mojo (talk) 02:52, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello. This study is from The South African Medical Journal, so it is reasonable that it would be discussing usage by African people, but it appears this study is about herbology more widely. The lead is a summary of the body of the article, so if this is supported later, it's acceptable to use such sources for convenience. There are also WP:FRINGE issues. Please gain consensus before removing this again, thanks. Grayfell (talk) 03:08, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Use of Chinese medicine in China as of 2021

I want to instate new information from a study conducted in 2021 about the use of Chinese herbs in China

see the following article Wang, C., Sun, S. & Ding, X. The therapeutic effects of traditional chinese medicine on COVID-19: a narrative review. Int J Clin Pharm 43, 35–45 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-020-01153-7

I would like to reach a consensus on the addition of this information from the editors. As of now I am waiting patiently for your thoughts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ToltecShaman (talk • contribs) 00:59, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

• I have posted at Wikiproject Medicine's talkpage, asking that editors with experience in assessing the reliability of medical sources look at this discussion. I note though that, while you've provided a source, you haven't proposed specific changes to the article here. Editors can review the changes that ToltecShaman was making in the article history. Best Girth Summit _(blether) 18:39, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Well of course a review of articles published in low-quality TCM journals sponsored by the Chinese government is going to find a positive effect of TCM... JoelleJay (talk) 18:19, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

My edits, (which I see from the edit history of the article are supported by a number of different editors), Were based on the fact that the source supplied by ToltecShaman is unreliable. I also objected to the removal of a perfectly well sourced statement regarding the "fraught with pseudoscience" nature of the topic. The policy that applies is WP:RS and the guideline WP:MEDRS. See Also Traditional Chinese Medicine where OP wants to make similar POV edits.

I note that consensus supports my edits. -Roxy the grumpy dog. wooF 18:45, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Chinese herbal teas do heal diseases. That's a fact. But, wait, there is a trick: Chinese herbal teas are filled with allopathic medicines. tgeorgescu (talk) 21:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

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