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Herbal Medicine Cures
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One of the oldest forms of health care that has been with
humanity is herbal medicine. All over the world, across
several cultures, history is rife with evidence that our
predecessors used herbs for medicinal purposes. This should
not come as a surprise because herbs, unlike modern medicine,
are usually safe and do not involve as many side effects.
The late twentieth century saw a reemergence of herbal remedies
with the popular of herb-based medications increasing dramatically.
More and more hospitals are now offering herbal remedies
as complementary alternative treatments with conventional
medicines. With this increase in public acceptance of herbal
remedies, it has become imperative to conduct studies that
can help medical science to understand how herbal medicine
works by interacting chemically with our internal bodily
functions.
Though it is normally true that herbs and medications derived
from them produce fewer side effects than many allopathic
medicines taken for similar symptoms, it is important to
remember that even plants contain certain chemicals that
can produce toxicity after long-term use. Also, while plant
based medicines are usually safe even they can be abused.
Unlike allopathic medicines that have trouble staying in
the body for extended periods, herbal chemicals can create
residues in the body and over a long time this slow poisoning
can lead to sickness that cannot be diagnosed or even death.
Just like other medications and food supplements there is
always the condition and body type of the individual to
be considered before prescribing anything.
Many health conditions and complications make it necessary
for people with those problems to avoid certain types of
herbal medicine. Ask any doctor, they will tell you that
it is a very bad and risky idea to mix medications. In certain
cases, this applies to herbal medicines as well. They should
never be mixed with other herbs (or extracts) and medications.
When hospitals offer herbal therapies as complimentary alternative
treatments they make certain that the reaction of the herbs
will not conflict with the main course of medication administered.
This is not something you should mix and match at home.
Consult your doctor before making a medicinal cocktail.
Obviously, should you notice any symptoms that ring your
internal warning bell, please rush to your doctor immediately.
One of the things that people often do wrong is attempt
to self-diagnose minor ailments. This is a classic medical
trap that most medical students learn very early. Symptoms
are so easy to misread that it is common for people to assume
that the minor problem they have is actually some serious,
life threatening issue. Conversely, bad reading of serious
symptoms as being related to some minor problem instead
of the real thing is equally dangerous. Do not attempt to
self-diagnose if you are not from a medical background and
even then, be very careful.
Trying a treatment without understanding the problem will
most likely create a whole slew of problems that you never
had before. Do not assume that just because you are taking
herbs then it does not matter because they will not harm
you anyway. Precautions are necessary even with relatively
harmless medications. Since herbal medicines have not been
properly scrutinized, the values attributed to them are
based on broad generalized descriptions that originated
thousands of years ago. Ancient texts explain a lot of things
but do not actually tell us how herbal medicine works.
We just know through experience and observation that they
do. In light of this, it becomes difficult to determine
beforehand certain medicinal puzzles like: *) What can be
the possible side effects *) What internal complications/medication
conflicts can create problems *) What is the maximum and
minimum range for a safe dose for a specific patient *)
How many different herbs should be there in each dose *)
How does a patient or healer know that an overdose has happened
It is impossible to know how safe a particular herbal mixture
is unless you know precisely the exact contents of the mixture
along with a breakdown in terms of the number of herbs and
the proportional content of each herb.
Simply taking too much of it in the hopes that things will
work out for the best is a dangerous choice to follow because
of certain toxic side effects of the chemicals in herbal
medicines. Certain cases were reported in the past where
a lack of understanding, like the points listed above, or
worse, an overwhelming underestimation of the potency of
herbal medicines had caused the medical conditions of people
to worsen by several degrees. Some of these people underwent
hospitalized, not for their original ailment but just to
treat the side effects of improperly administered herbal
medicine.
Thanks to the modern media hype surrounding natural products
as opposed to industrially manufactured ones, there has
developed a tendency for developed nations to think that
"natural" and "safe" are synonymous. They are nothing of
the sort and it would be prudent to avoid that particular
confusion. All this should not discourage you or cause you
to look at herbal medicine as something practiced by quacks
and fraught with danger.
As mentioned earlier, this healing technique has been around
for a long, long time and has mostly benefited humanity.
When there has been a problem, it has been due to incompetent
judgment on part of the healer or an overdose by the patient.
With a little care and discretion, anyone can take herbal
supplements or medicines. |
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