Yes, But What Is the Degree of Efficacy?

This is the "new age" we all seem to be embracing in that we all want to get back to basics and be more "natural" throughout our onward journey through our unique and individual living experience. Which, no doubt, springs from an innate desire to do something positive about the state of our planet. 
So, all the new age remedies (which we traditionally knew as quackery) start coming out of the woodwork, each promising to be the cure for just about anything.

We all love the story of Coca Cola which was originally touted as being a cure-for all sorts of ailments, the marketing for the drink rode on the popularity of the fashion at the time for miracle cures and travelling medicine shows. As we all now know, the famous burp-inducing beverage didn't actually cure anything but it sure did make you forget about your ailments due to its high content of cocaine, hence the name of said libation. The active ingredient was later, by law, changed to caffeine which itself is seeing a resurgence as a "pick-me-up" in energy drinks such as Red Bull.

That's all just fun stuff and, at least caffeine is a lot safer and relatively harmless compared with alcohol and, dare I say it, xylazine. But now we get to the crux of the thread.....what about "natural remedies"? Take for example, honey. For those who promote it's wonderful and wonderous benefits, honey is claimed to have all sorts of ingredients that have "healing properties" and such ingredients have been scientifically tested to actually have medicinal value. For example, riboflavin. But here's the rub.....you need to consume one tablespoon of honey in order to get one percent of your recommended daily intake of the substance. And, so it goes for the other miracle trace elements and substances found in honey. What else is honey made of? Tonnes of sugar (sucrose and fructose) with a bit of water. And what is the overall efficacy of honey? Diddly squat probably owing to the minuscule amounts of "goodness" contained in it. I love honey but only for its taste and for those entertaining the far-fetched idea of honey having antiseptic properties.....just try smearing the stuff over your badly lacerated arm and then go through the experience of hospital staff trying to get the gooey stuff off later.

So, then we take a look at other herbal, naturopathic cures and potions then ask the question; yes, there are specific ingredients with "medical properties" and certain procedures such as chiropractic and acupuncture have "benefits" but.....to what extent?