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Well... yes, and no. You've asked a very complicated question, actually!
[She hums thoughtfully and flickers her ears.]
It was, and I suppose is, still looked down upon in some places. They see it as "an excuse to concoct poison." But truly, it has many positive benefits! Medicinal!
I became fascinated with the practice as a child, in fact. Once I was a woman grown, I emigrated to Ul'dah to study under the art's masters!