Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is the use of herbs or herbal and plant extracts for a particular
complaint. It is well known that herbs are generally a lot safer and `more
gentle' than pharmaceutical drugs. When taken as prescribed there are none of
the side effects that occur with many pharmaceutical drugs. This is because the
whole plant is used which dilutes the potency of the drug action. This means
that herb actions are far gentler, and usually safer than pharmaceutical drug
actions.
Herbs have been a source of medicine for people for over 7000 years.
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