snake oil gets bad reputation

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I hear the "snake oil" comment frequently. I agree with the spirit of the comments generally. However, the term actually refers to a bonified treatment for inflamation made from actual snakes. Americans began to bottle all sorts of knock-offs and make snake-oil claims that were false. These knock-off products which were not snake oil destroyed the snake oil repution.

http://hdlighthouse.org/see/immune/snakeoil.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_oil

http://www.innvista.com/HEALTH/nutrition/fats/omega.htm
 
Yeah, it's a shame; if you stick with the latest, fresh SM snake oils, you should be fine (and quite uninflammed...). I still wonder about Wolf's Head oil, though.
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