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Originally Posted by Martian
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.
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Sure, sure. Didn't mean to imply I'm all for herbals and all against homeopathics. There are some herbal remedies that are ages-old, safe, and reliable. Problem is, without regulation, it's impossible to know even what's IN something you might take, let alone all the potential side effects and interactions that could happen.
That said, herbal remedies
actually do something, which is more than can be scientifically said about homeopathic remedies. Whether that "something" is what you WANT to have happen is another question.