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Originally Posted by ratbastid
There's a huge difference between herbal remedies, many of which contain actual active ingredients that actually have physical effects, and homeopathic remedies, which are nicely packed and marketed sugar pills or vials of water. Homeopathy is entirely different from herbal medicine.
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I think it's worth noting that the fact that herbal remedies can be effective doesn't necessarily make them safer or better than pharmaceuticals. In fact, in many cases taking an herbal remedy can be quite dangerous. The problem is that herbal remedies are not prescribed or controlled in any way, which means that nobody's checking for potentially harmful side effects or interactions, or even making sure they'll do the things the provider claims they will.
If you want to take herbal remedies, I'm not going to stop you; at the same time, it's important to remember that anything with active pharmacological ingredients has the potential to do more harm than good. Talk to your doctor and make sure it's going to help you first.