Magic Cabbage

[arsenal]

General PayPal Cashandcheck has been given a kickin here for his handling of everything so if something works well we should probably recognise it.


https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-how-thailand-is-using-a-cheap-and-effective-traditional-herbal-medicine-to-treat-coronavirus-12428157

[goji]

IF something works well.

"Thailand's government is using green chiretta to treat people with asymptomatic or mild coronavirus infections, following a trial in prisons which found that 99% of those who consumed the plant recovered."

We should compare that with the base rate:

Considering the population as a whole, over 99% of people recover anyway & I suspect the average age in prisons would be lower, so increasing survival rates.

A little more information is needed to decide if this is reliable, or more bullshit, like the story last year where a Thai doctor claimed to have a very effective treatment after processing just a handful of patients.

If they have results for a reliable double blind trial, it might be worth considering.

[Old git]

It may well be BS - but it's a bit like issuing the troops with amulets - if the Thais believe it works, nothing else matters..