Ancient cultures generally believed in remedies and medicines that accept after been accepted to accept been ineffective. For example, it was already believed that abandoning ample amounts of claret would cure or anticipate illness. We apperceive now, however, that removing ample quantities of claret in fact weakens an alone and facilitates illness.
However, the acceptance of foods and herbs affluent in Gallic acid in age-old cultures was not absolutely inaccurate. In actuality, these medicines and treatments application foods and herbs affluent in Gallic acid generally did plan (though not with 100% accuracy).
Witch hazel, for example, does anticipate wounds from getting adulterated and does plan as an acid to astringe tissues and stop bleeding, accordingly authoritative the use of the bulb able in the means in which the Native Americans were applying it.
