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{{quote|I'm sorry, herbal medicine, oh, "herbal medicine [[Appeal to Tradition|has been around for thousands of years]]", and indeed it has, and then we tested it all, and the stuff that worked became "medicine". And the rest of it is just a nice bowl of soup and some potpourri, so knock yourself out.|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YMvMb90hem8#t=175s Dara O'Briain]}}

{{quote|I'm sorry, herbal medicine, oh, "herbal medicine [[Appeal to Tradition|has been around for thousands of years]]", and indeed it has, and then we tested it all, and the stuff that worked became "medicine". And the rest of it is just a nice bowl of soup and some potpourri, so knock yourself out.|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature{{=}}player_detailpage&v{{=}}YMvMb90hem8#t{{=}}175s Dara O'Briain]}}

One of the staples of late night advertising is the host of herbal remedies claiming to cure all known human ills. Having trouble shedding that last 10 pounds? There's an herbal pill for it. Can't concentrate or focus like you used to? We have magic plants for that, too. Sex life not what it used to be? There's a whole forest of herbs for that one. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|(And with that much wood, how can you go wrong?)]]

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See also [[All-Natural Snake Oil]]. For something that actually works, see [[Panacea]].

== In Fiction ==