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How Herbs Work
HOW HERBS WORK
Medicinal herbs and drugs work differently and have a different goal. It is easy to misjudge the results of medicinal herbs when comparing them to pharmaceutical drugs. Conventional pharmaceutical drugs are designed to attack disease and we see this with antibiotics attacking bacterial infections.
Medicinal herbs work with the body's natural defenses to help with the healing process. For example, Echinacea supports your immune system to fight infections. If your mindset is natural healing, then medicinal herbs with a good diet, frequent exercise and plenty of rest maybe the force you need to fight disease, wounds, and mental stress.
More physicians today are seeing the advantages to alternate forms of treatment. I've often watched news reports and specials on the alarming news that antibiotics can do more harm than good, or that bacteria are mutating and current antibiotics are not working. I believe that we have the tools within ourselves to fight most infections, viruses and diseases. Common sense nursing practices with good diet, rest, exercise and alternative medicines can improve our lives.
Use your common sense.
Do you own research.
Practice moderation.
These three key elements are what makes a difference in herbal medicine. There are tons of reference material out there and even the people who write the Physicians Desk Reference or PDR now publish a PDR for the Herbal Medicines. You don't need medical training to utilize these books and you'll be amazed by what you will learn.
I dedicate this web site to people who appreciate the ways of nature and to those who have the desire to improve their daily lives. This has been my life's work, and very satisfying it has been too!
Deborah "TuMa" Stafford