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Tags: health, wellness, medicine, herbal medicine
 The wide acceptance and growing popularity of alternative medicine has led to the discovery of herbal medicine. Studies showed that increase in the users of herbal medicine has spread regardless of race or religion. “All-natural” must be good, the shared sentiments of neo-believers in the soothing healthy relief that herbal medicine promises and brings echoes even in countries with the most modern in technology to nations struggling to develop.
Herbal medicine becomes the answer when conventional medicine fails to achieve desired cure and relief alongside the other cost-benefits it bring. Studies further show the effectiveness of herbal medicine as natural remedy either ‘straight up’ or taken raw or naturally-processed as in capsules containing the herbal ingredient. Yet there is a downside in the use of herbal medicine.
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While success is gathered in most cases, fact is herbal medicine is one form of alternative treatment that has no outright medically-proven therapeutic claim. This is so because unlike clinical drugs that are subjected to various laboratory tests and re-tests, herbal medicine is not processed that way. The ‘upside’ now though is that herbal medicine is proven to have lesser side effects or ‘aftershocks’ thus making it the better alternative for those faced with the concern of pronounced side-effects.
And less costly too, the herbal medicine practically because it is homegrown. Wikepedia reports the hundreds of herbal remedies available. Examples as cited of some commonly used herbal medicines include: • Artichoke and several other plants reduced total serum cholesterol levels in preliminary studies. • Black cohosh and other plants that contain phytoestrogens (plant molecules with estrogen activity) have some benefits for treatment of symptoms resulting from menopause.
• Echinacea extracts limit the length of colds in some clinical trials, although some studies have found it to have no effect at lower dosages than are normally given by herbalists. Herbal relief in herbal medicine in: • Garlic lowers total cholesterol levels, mildly reduces blood pressure, reduces platelet aggregation, and has antibacterial properties.
It also has strong anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. • Grapefruit seed extract as a natural antimicrobial has minimal effectiveness as an anti-bacterial, anti-parasitic, and anti-fungal herb. • Nigella sativa (Black cumin) is a general medicinal plant used for diverse ailments such as cough, pulmonary infections, asthma, influenza, allergy, hypertension and stomach ache.
• Pawpaw used for insecticidal purposes (killing lice, worms), as well as cancer treatment and viral infections. • Phytolacca or Pokeweed is used as a homeopathic remedy to treat many ailments. Internal treatments include tonsilitis, swollen glands and weight loss. • Peppermint tea for problems with the digestive tract, including irritable bowel syndrome and nausea.
• Rauvolfia Serpentina, used extensively in India for sleeplessness, anxiety, and high blood pressure. The first proven allopathic medicine for high blood pressure was extracted from this herb. • St. Johns’ wort, has yielded positive results, proving more effective than a placebo for the treatment of mild to moderate depression in some clinical trials.
• Valerian root can be used to treat insomnia. • Lemon juice or apple cider vinegar can be used to treat acne. • Green tea can heal scars faster. • Lemon grass can lower cholesterol • Honey can be a solution for cholesterol. Relief is available and the choice is up to you whether to go for herbal medicines or not.
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The author of this article Rose Windale is a Health and Wellness Coach who has been successful with several natural health programs for many years. Rose recently published a step-by-step guide on how to lose weight the EASY way and become totally healthy and happy. More info on her life-changing eating habits plan HERE.
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