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Date: March 09, 2010 at 10:25:49
From: Tony DeCoteau
Subject: Re: The danger of herbal medicines


AM, I hope I was not making the case to exclude anything from scrutiny. Natural medicines or bush tea should in no way escape that scrutiny. I simply believe in asking questions even though you may be more confused than ever from the answers you get. In the final analysis, chances are that you'll be able to make sense of it.

All I'm saying is to revisit the assumptions and norms that we used to hold on to. Don't put down natural medicine just because our folks did not know what about it that was curing people. Don't dismiss it because we may not know what dosage we should take. Question yes, but don't summarily condemn it as is so often our custom. On the other hand don't accept science just because white people were able to isolate, identify and scientifically duplicate whatever is in those bush medicine that works. How often have they been wrong!! How often have we heard the warnings that accompany the use of those manufactured medicines. You have to wonder sometimes if the "cure" is not worst than the disease itself. Gouyaveman made that point by asking about the quality of life as a result of the extension of life by the use of those medicines.

Remember when we were told that calypsos should not be sung during the Lenten season, but it was okay to sing the songs of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, etc. I hated it and often got in trouble while I was in the Hostel. I could never understand why those boys who appeared to love the music of Billy Vaughn and Mantovanni were looked upon more favorably than those of us who would rather hear the sweet calypso sounds of Joey Lewis, Fitz-Vaughn Bryan and the Dutchy Brothers. Why our own people's music was looked upon with disdain by some of our most respected leaders was something I struggled to understand.
Today a broad smile spreads across my face when I see some of those same people today swaying in time to "Dat doh bother me" and "Rum oh, wey you dey."

Questioning even the basis of our Christian faith is not an act of sacrilege, nor for that matter is questioning our political assumptions. I believe in the end we come out having a better appreciation and understanding of those very things that we questioned. The many different points of view expressed on this Talkshop is proof that it really works.


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