Category: Herbal

Right from the beginning humans have been innovative with everything. This spirit of innovation saw us devise methods to extract cures from various plants. Before the advent of modern medicine, all our medical needs were met with products made from herbs. To this day, there are still very many herbal products but are being used by very few people. Not to say that modern medicine is bad, in fact, it works better than herbs, but it would be irresponsible to dismiss herbs because they do play a vital role in ensuring that the body heals from natural medicine. In this article, we will take a look at some of the advantages herbal medicine provides.

Benefits of herbal medicine

Low cost

Herbal medicine has always been cheap to produce. This is very important in that these days health can be very expensive. It is just sad how many pharmaceutical companies capitalize on the suffering of other people. In most cases, herbal medicine vendors will just ask for a small fee and in return provide a substantial amount of the herbal mince. This is very crucial in ensuring that you stay healthy without having to rely on expensive manufactured medicine. It is important to make sure that you see a doctor first and even ask for advice.

Easy to obtain and prepare

Unlike manufactured medicine, herbs are easy to obtain and maintain. As long as you have a wide available of indigenous plants, you can find some herbs. For instance, Aloe Vera, a widely used herb can be used to treat some illnesses, and all that is needed to prepare it is boiling it or just extracting its gel. This is much simple compared to a modern tablet being manufactured

Fewer side effects

Sometimes, manufactured medicine has been known to have a lot of side effects, which are not desirable. Take for example a cancer patient receiving chemotherapy; they lose all their hair. Not to say that herbal medicine offers better alternatives, but when herbs a used, very little side effects are experienced. Given that all the ingredients used are natural, with no artificial enhancements, herbs are very easy to consume with no significant side effects.

Even in the twenty-first century, herbal medicine has a major role to play, and people should use it more that they are right now. Some common diseases such cold and headaches should be treated using herbs.…