Herbal Solutions for All

Many of us are introduced to the realm of herbal medicine by using herbs as direct replacements for over-the-counter or prescription drugs. Like drugs, herbs can be used to treat the symptoms of disease effectively. Unlike many drugs, herbs are relatively safe and gentle medicines - they are very forgiving, offering a much greater margin of error and fewer adverse side effects.

Most drugs are composed of specific chemical compounds that have been isolated from their source (or synthesised), and concentrated to maximum potency. A medical plant, however, consists of dozens, sometimes thousands, of interactive or inert natural chemical components. Many sceptics argue that herbal solutions are less effective and unsafe because of the concentrations of active constituents are too low and are variable from plant to plant.

To the herbalist, the presence of scientifically proven compounds is only part of what makes a plant useful. Instead of focusing on isolated chemical components, the herbalist accepts the inexplicable synergy that exists among all components of the plant's chemistry and all components of the physical and non-physical recipient. In the mind of the herbalist, this is what makes herbal solutions safe, effective, and unique. The whole plant is always greater, and usually safer, than the sum of its parts.

But here are a few important things to remember:

• keep in mind that herbs are slower acting than most drugs. Expectations of rapid results is perhaps the greatest cause of frustration and failure among would-be herbalists or recipients. The difference between successful herbal therapy and resorting to a shot of say, prednisolone, often amounts to a day or two of patient waiting;
• when using herbs as direct replacements for allopathic medicines, don't expect results beyond those you would expect from the drugs you are replacing. The only difference in therapy when using herbs as drug substitutes is the medicinal device; the curative depth of the therapy remains the same;
• if you opts to use herbs symptomatically, it is important to remember that you will likely end up discouraged if you expect to find a cure.

Please ensure that you are familiar with our medical disclaimer. We provide these herbals solutions for your convenience only, and because we know they work for the conditions that these solutions have been formulated for.

"The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition." ~Thomas Edison

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