Herbal and Alternative Medicines - Which Herb is right in which Ailment and Disease?

Herbal medications are but one facet of alternative practices in the medical field, however. Interestingly, many of the common prescription and over the counter medications used today get their roots from naturally occurring substances. Some examples include Opium, which comes from the seeds of the poppy plant, and aspirin which is a derivative of the bark of willow trees.

All in all, of the remedies of sweet herbs required under rigorous orders and were approved by the governments of the technologically advanced nations. The scientific validation is good with excellent, and the history of a clinical utility is even stronger. Many phytomedicines were employed by thousands doctors in their practices and are consumed under the medical supervision by tens of million people.

Why are herbal and alternative medicines so Helpful?

Herbal Medicine is the use of herbs for their therapeutic or medicinal value. An herb is a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, aromatic or savory qualities. Herb plants produce and contain a variety of chemical substances that act upon the body. The organs of the plant are, therefore, a kind of biological accumulation of light. They are the basis of what we call food, whence animal and human bodies derive their substance and energy. Hence, sunlight is the driving force of the cells of our body." Our domesticated food crops, mass-produced and forced by chemical fertilizers, do not have the light energy that is found in herbs!

Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbalism have developed into highly sophisticated systems of diagnosis and treatment over the centuries. Western Herbalism is today primarily a system of folk medicine.

There are herbs, which when used in conjunction with hydrotherapy, dissolve in the bath water and help draw out the toxins and poisons that block pores. There are also herbs that one can ingest which will clean the kidneys and bladder, flush the liver and gall bladder, and act as diuretics and cholagogues.

Opinions over the safety, which effectiveness and the usefulness of the medical herbs vary the far among medical and medical specialists in the countries, in which herb aids are used. Specialists of some countries accept historical, empirical proof as the only necessary criterion for effectiveness of the herb medicine. Others would forbid all herb aids, as dangerous or from questionable importance.

How are herbal medicines standardized?

The chemical constituents of plants vary depending on the species, variety and part of the plant, with conditions of growth (soil, water and temperature), and with the age of the plant. These complexities and variations of chemical content make standardization essential. In some cases standardization is attempted, but it is difficult and seldom accomplished.

Consult a doctor and/or herbal practitioner, before making any changes in prescribed medications.

Some herbal medicine practitioners work alongside doctors, and some GPs are willing to refer their patients for a herbal medicine consultation.

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Can you give me an herbal plant for ovarian cyst? - Jhoy

Hello I would like to know the same as above re: an herbal plant for ovarian cyst and also for thinning hair. --Sonya