Should herbal medicines be used?
What is the basic definition of herbal medicine? If we depend on the dictionary, it is nothing save for a medicine made from plants and used to thwart or treat disease or promote health. Now, if we delve into more, it is a procedure of using a plant's seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark, or flowers for medicinal purposes. In fact, herbalism has a long tradition of use external of conventional medicine and is widely acclaimed for its benefits. However, all these traditional theories have to be changed if a study of late stating that herbal medicine is perilous is focused on.
What does the study state in detail? The study was conducted under the aegis of Professor Roger Byard, University of Adelaide and the esteemed academician succeeded in drawing attention to the fact, exceedingly toxic nature of many herbal substances that often erroneously considered safe.
On the word of the forensic pathologist, there is a false perception that herbal remedies are comparatively safer than manufactured medicines, when, if truth be told, scores of these are full of potentially deadly concentrations of arsenic, mercury and lead. He went on saying that these substances may bring about grave maladies, worsen pre-existing health problems or give rise to death, above all if taken in excess or injected rather than ingested. Is this all? Well, the forensic pathologist did not end here and in reality, warned of the communication between herbal medicines and prescription drugs. These can give rise to grave health damages which these include liver, renal and cardiac failure, strokes, movement disorders, muscle weakness and seizures. He also stated that herbal medicines are often mixed with standard drugs, in all probability to make them more effective and this can be destructive before long.
What should be done then? Well, choice is yours but it is suggested to have a consultation with any doctor of medicine prior to any such use.
