Space Cowboy wrote:
> If puerh lowers BP in controlled studies then you don't need to know
> the chemistry to make the claim. The experiment should be repeatable
> and results reproducable to substantiate the claim no matter where the
> money leads. I don't buy into the argument that eastern science is
> inferior to western science. In fact I think they have a leg up such
> as Chinese patent medicines concentrates derived from herbal medicine
> which the last time I checked was $20b/year. I know puerh has long
> been used in TCM. I'd guess most claims are from TCM. I know Mao said
> TCM should be taught side-by-side with Western medicine. In practice
> it is Western medicine that predominates. However Western medicine is
> still used to validate TCM claims as policy. I don't feel like plowing
> through literature to see where it is at especially since it won't make
> my cup of tea taste any different. For grins I'll do some Chinese
> lookup of puerh and caffeine and let you know if anything pops out
> which you can deny as being unscientific.
>
> Jim

Your debate, not mine.......

Bye Jim