Thank you so much for taking the time to address this issue; I was considering taking it on myself, but have found myself emotionally exhausted after years of spinning my wheels against the conspiratorial crowds and quasi-spiritual neo-hippies. So, to see someone take a more objective stance on the matter is quite refreshing.

As a scientist it is also nice to see someone acknowledging that some herbal medicines have their place, but it is context specific, and that simply because something is natural does not make it benevolent or fantastic.

Too often I see scientists and science enthusiasts being obsessive and arrogant about anything being naturally derived and downplaying and validity or legitimacy to plants/fungi/fermented products only to tow a line they do not properly understand. It is as if they cannot bear to yield an inch of ground, and so are intellectually dishonest with themselves and others, while simultaneously accusing others of that very thing. To see a more reasoned stance portrayed in this article is a welcome change from false-dichotomies and finger pointing. Cheers!