In article , BQ340 wrote:

"This product [Zicam] is not intended to diagnose, treat and cure or prevent
disease" What the hell is it then, snake oil?

Exactly. It's "homeopathic" which is a fancy way of saying "no active
ingredients".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy
"Claims of homeopathy's efficacy beyond the placebo effect are unsupported by
the collective weight of scientific and clinical evidence ... Homeopathic
remedies generally contain few or no pharmacologically active molecules, and
for such remedies to have pharmacological effect would violate fundamental
principles of science..."

And for a humorous take that does a pretty job of demonstrating what complete
nonsense homeopathy is, see
http://depletedcranium.com/how-homeo...s-illustrated/