Friday, November 3, 2017

The Multiple Benefits Of Herbal Medicine

By Henry Cooper


Whether using traditional western medicine or alternative forms of healing, health care can often be expensive. While this is the case, there are often a number of benefits of herbal medicine over prescriptions. For, in a number of cases, prescription medication can often be addictive.

As most of these natural remedies have been around for centuries, it is clear that most are as safe, if not safer than prescription drugs. In some cases, it may be necessary to visit a holistic health care giver to know which products might work best for various needs. Whereas, when looking for those which can alleviate pain, or help calm nerves, someone working in a health food store or herbal outlet can often provide this information.

Practitioners used natural products and by-products to treat everything from the common cold to heart disease. In most cases, the treatments were successful. In those days, there were no such things as x-rays, or medical tests, the provider simply had to examine and treat patients based on findings during an exam.

Since the onset of modern health care providers, natural alternatives often get a bad rap. The attitude that natural medicine is rural and backwards is often a misconception. Yet, it is one that has taken hold of a number of individuals and the medical community. Never mind, that when going to an Emergency Room or clinic, individuals are often provided a number of expensive tests which has nothing to do with the current issue.

As such, even though these natural methods may prove far better than many western treatment forms, few doctors offer these alternatives. In fact, many are discovered only through commercials, print or web advertising. For, in many cases, the western medical field perceives these methods, products and treatments to be less inferior than those provided through chemical based drugs and healing methods.

In some cases, health care providers are becoming aware of the dangers with regards to some prescription medications. In particular, the recent opioid epidemic has some now turning towards more natural alternatives. While this is the case, there are others who continue to prescribe these dangerous drugs which are now causing more overdoses and early deaths than ever before in history.

Until more people realize that these alternatives can and do eliminate pain and have the ability to calm nerves, there is no doubt prescription medication will still be at the forefront. However, it should be noted that stigmas about the medical profession and medication can be removed when more people report positive experiences with these natural alternatives. Overall, when using natural alternatives there are often no harmful side effects, many often cost far less than prescription drugs while most all herbal medications use the natural healing aspect of the body.

There are a number of benefits when it comes to holistic and natural medication. These include a reduction in cost, the lack of side effects and the fact that elements found in most products are part of the natural chemistry of the body. Whereas, others may be developed from various plants and flowers which provide an herbal healing effect without the possibility of addiction. Ultimately, one of the best benefits of this type alternative is that there is no need for a prescription or to request renewals from a medical provider.




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