alternative medicine theme
Alternative medicine or fringe medicine are practices claimed to have the healing effects of medicine but which are disproven, unproven, impossible to prove, or are excessively harmful in relation to their effect.
Examples
The Kahn-ut-to woman Nona cured Captain Kirk of the poisonous effects of a Mugato bite by rubbing a mahko root over his chest in tos2x16 "A Private Little War".
5 total · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds92x15 | minor | Alixus insisted on trying to cure Meg using berries and leaves |
| futurama1x13 | minor | Amy recommended that Bender try homeopathy to cure his stomach ailment, but Farnsworth dismissed it as crap. |
| movie: From Hell It Came (1957) | minor | The island witch doctor was afraid of the American scientists stationed there because he feared their Western medicine was more powerful than his traditional cures. |
| tos2x16 | minor | Nona and her berries and roots |
| voy5x07 | minor | The Doctor accused Tuvok of practicing Vulcan homeopathy on Seven |