"It is difficult to find another treatment of the same kind, which, like koumiss, would have enjoyed such great fame and at the same time such unclear information about its action, and such a huge reputation for its healing, almost miraculous, properties and, along with this, such almost complete denial of it and not only from profane or amateurs, but also recognized "priests of science"And all this is because too many practical observations, empiricism and hobbies and few scientifically set objective clinical and laboratory studies were introduced into the study of koumiss and koumiss treatment...