Jonathan Treasure

Indie western herbal medicine scholar/practitioner (herbs & cancer; herb-drug interactions; epistemics of WHM) buddish in vanaprastha.

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

@ColleenDerkatch One more: "A Philosopher Looks at Science" Nancy Cartwright 2022 Cambridge UP

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

@ColleenDerkatch - "Everything Flows" eds Nicholson & Dupre; OUP
- "Reactivating Elements" eds Papadopoulos, Bellacasca, Myers; Duke
- "Another Science is Possible" Stengers; Polity
- "Understanding Metaphors in Life Sciences" Reynolds; Cambridge

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

2021 top selling herb in mainstream retail outlets was Elderberry, top selling in natural retail outlets was CBD but the CBD numbers were 25% lower than 2020, down to ~$39 million.

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

US herbal ‘supplement’ sales in 2021 pandemic year rose more than 9% to $12.35 BILLION according to Herbalgram’s annual market report; downloadable at https://t.co/9tMSInuzRh

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

Intratumoral & even intracellular microbiota contribute to tumor heterogeneity and drive cancer progression. Proof of principle in new Nature paper (open access)
https://t.co/eEhoV0NyAb

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

Yet more data debunking the tired trope of demonizing coffee./caffeine As often the case, mainstream medics still maintains coffee is proarrhythmic when it is exactly the opposite. Someone should tell natural medicine practitioners too…

https://t.co/IASMUWvdeY

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

Useful infographic from BMJ on Long Covid
https://t.co/qAxftL1yqg

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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@phytomaven Herb Drug Interactions

NaPDI (Natural Product Drug Interactions is one official acronym)

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

Current HDI science only studies unidirectional, linear effects ie adding a herb to a drug. This simple sequence of events is NOT an interaction - it is a combination. This is much more than a semantic/rhetorical point.

Combination = D+H —->

Interaction = D<—->H

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[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

What is a herb-drug interaction? In real science “interaction” is defined as a MUTUAL or reciprocal process whereby two things act upon each other in some way. A potential interaction would be the capacity for them to affect each other *depending on the circumstances*

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[Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor @KeeangaYamahtta]

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[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

Innternational Herb Film festival 40+ features/shorts etc for only $20.0 Winning entry ‘Saging The World’ is a powerful and moving documentary about the illegal pillaging of Salvia apiana - unmissable.

https://t.co/bpYFmqnm3s

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

An American experiences universal health care

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

https://t.co/R0pHQmMkco

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

The overused cliche that western herbal medicine is a combination of
“Ancient Wisdom + Modern Science”
generally means zombie herbalism combined with biomedical reductionism

= Zombie Reductionism

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

Harvard study finds disconnect between cancer patients use of cannabis and their oncologists understanding of same. Surprise! Open access https://t.co/aH7jVQxQyz

[Smithsonian NMNH @NMNH]

Today we are excited to announce that the entire collection—more than 3.8 million herbarium sheets—is now online and ready for you to use.

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

@CT_Bergstrom yes brilliant talk - dovetails nicely with Denis Noble on why 20thC biology got causation the wrong way round
https://t.co/u8hVr5XBBM

[Jonathan Treasure @herbological]

The BEST REASON for consulting a qualified & experienced medical herbalist is PRECISELY because herbs are NOT supported by high quality RCT evidence.