Adaptogen

Against allopathy Alternative medicine

Clinically unproven

Bismacine Geophagia Rick Scott Helminthic therapy George J. Georgiou Synergydetox

Woo-meisters

Cognition Based Medicine Burzynski clinic Michael Uzick Gab Doug Mastriano Alternative medical schools v - t - e

An adaptogen is a magic herb that has the "ability to balance endocrine hormones" (whatever that means). They can separate the gullible from some cash they could use to buy something useful, like coffin nails, by exercising a claimed: "normalizing influence on physiology, irrespective of the direction of change from physiological norms caused by the stressor" over them.

See also

• Herbal supplements
• Vitamin
• Woo

References

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