16. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 6:40 pm PDT

Eh smoking it isn't great for you but it doesn't cause cancer like tobacco does. That's why you just eat a brownie or vaporize

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17. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 7:15 pm PDT

of course, i was thinking about marijuana too as #1!

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18. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 7:18 pm PDT

wow alota ppl r saying marijuana, crack, weed, meth and stuff like that~ that does make you feel good but after it has bad side affects.... common sense

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19. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 7:41 pm PDT

MARIJUANA??? lets be honest here...it should be on the list..

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20. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 7:51 pm PDT

they forgot marijuana!

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21. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 8:09 pm PDT

I am concerned that there are no measurements mentioned here ... how much of these herbs must I consume in order to benefit from the healing effects? Any chance of overdose, if using supplements? Must the herbs be fresh/raw? What happens to their effectiveness when cooked? Will the effects diminish if combined with other foods (acidic/alkaline)? I find this to be a very superficial article, and ultimately useless.

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22. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 8:11 pm PDT

I have all these herbs growing in my garden..they are not hard to grow..Lisa

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23. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 8:17 pm PDT

This is really nice to see as I'm personally studying at the East West school of Herbology with Micheal Tierra and Lesley Tierra for anyone out there has a interest in this field this is a great school to go to.

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24. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 8:25 pm PDT

The problem with Marijuana is that it is very much like Western drugs: it covers and treats the symptoms, but doesn't address the root of the problem. Moreover, since the most common administration of marijuana as a drug is smoking, it puts you at risk of lung cancer. The herbs Dr. Mao mentions, along with many other herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, don't only alleviate the symptoms, but they also treat the root cause. For example, if you can't sleep because you are stressed, marijuana will help you sleep. But it will also alter your consciousness, you may feel very tired in the morning, you may get into trouble if you work at a place that does drug testing, and in the long run, it just adds to the problem because it further congests the liver, which is the energy mostly harmed by and mostly responsible for stress. Chinese herbs, on the other hand, will help you de-stress and sleep while actually relaxing and nourishing the liver, hence reducing the effects of stress on your body.

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25. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 8:26 pm PDT

You can consume all you want and it wont have an effect because this is just some quack alternative nonsense promoted by a guy to sell books

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26. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 8:26 pm PDT

utter twaddle

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27. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 8:32 pm PDT

what about Marijuana? it is natures medicine.

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28. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 8:45 pm PDT

Quack, quack, quack. 'Cooling the liver'? 'Immunity-Enhancing'? As an individual with a deep love of science and medicine, this sort of foolishness makes me cringe, to say nothing of the proof provided - vague references to 'ancient Chinese wisdom' which, as usual, ignore the fact that the ancient Chinese, like most in that era, lived filthy, unpleasant, and (much) shorter lives. Why such individuals would have secret healing methods which can't be pinned down by the scientific method (or common sense) is never addressed by those pushing the aforementioned methods. At the end of the day, however, I'm just disappointed in Yahoo for hosting this gibberish.

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29. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 9:03 pm PDT

marijuana

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30. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 9:03 pm PDT

Cannabis should be at the top of any list of healing herbs.

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