| Herbal remedies are getting a lot of attention, | | | | elements that can cause potentially harmful side |
| especially nowadays that our prescribed | | | | effects to people, especially those that suffer from |
| pharmaceutical medicines carry along with them | | | | very serious conditions. |
| potential side effects and problems. A lot of | | | | Herbal remedies may have been used for centuries |
| “herbal” and “natural” health supplements | | | | already, but it does not mean that they are safe, |
| and medicines are becoming more and more popular | | | | especially not if you just take them without consulting |
| because of their known effects and advantages. | | | | with your doctors or herbalists about it. |
| One of the advantage of using herbal remedies as | | | | One disadvantage for using herbal remedies over |
| supposed to your prescribed medicines is that they | | | | prescription medicines are the side effects that they |
| cost a whole less than pharmaceutical remedies. Since | | | | may cause on your body when you take them, |
| the herbs do not need to be manufactured or | | | | especially if you use them for a long period of time. |
| developed, they cost a lot cheaper, and are more | | | | Some herbal remedies are known to cause high blood |
| convenient as well. You no longer need to get | | | | pressure in the vessels of the lungs, while others may |
| prescriptions from doctors in order to be able to use a | | | | even cause your immune system to weaken, making |
| particular drug or remedy, unlike the different herbal | | | | you more prone to sickness and diseases. |
| remedies which you can just purchase without any | | | | Another disadvantage for taking herbal remedies is |
| needed consultation from your doctors. | | | | that you are not entirely sure if you are only getting the |
| Another advantage of using herbal remedies is that | | | | ingredients that you want in every pack of herbal |
| the herbal medicines may sometimes prove to be | | | | medicine that you buy. Although you get the ingredient |
| more effective as compared to our traditional | | | | that you need, there will be some other such as twigs, |
| prescribed medicines. Our dissatisfaction for our | | | | bark, and other plant materials that may find their way |
| current healthcare may be the reason as to why we | | | | in there along with your herbal medicine. Sometimes, |
| seek some other alternative. One possible cause for | | | | you don’t get the ingredients that you really need |
| the effectiveness of herbal remedies is its potency. | | | | since the amount of the ingredient can influence its |
| Some herbal remedies may prove to be more potent | | | | effectiveness on a person. Add the fact that |
| than others, depending on a few varying factors that | | | | sometimes your herbal medicine may contain some |
| may affect the herbal remedy’s effectiveness, | | | | other ingredient at one point, and contain another |
| such as the growing conditions of the herbs like | | | | ingredient at another. |
| exposure to air, light and moisture, or even the way | | | | Whatever your stand on herbal medicine may be, it is |
| that it was harvested. The manner of preservation | | | | always important to consult with your doctor or |
| can also play a factor on the herbs’ potency. | | | | herbalist before you decide to take anything. Also, |
| Although using “natural” and “herbal” | | | | make sure that the herbal remedy that you chose to |
| remedies may sound appealing to a lot of people, it is | | | | use will not interact with your current prescribed |
| important to remember that not all “natural” and | | | | pharmaceutical medicines that you are taking in order |
| “herbal” remedies are safe. A lot of these | | | | to avoid any complications. |
| “natural” herbal medicines are composed of | | | | |