DISCLAIMER
* Disclaimer: Information on Home Herb Garden about various medicinal uses of herbs is provided for your enlightenment, entertainment and education only. Please do not use these herbs without expert advice from properly qualified personnel. See my full disclaimer for more information.
You will see the above disclaimer on many of my articles.
The FTC now requires that all references to the medicinal use of herbs should carry a disclaimer. . However that is not particularly helpful to you if you are interested in using herbs for medicinal reasons.
First of all herbs are full of nutrition and so I see them as an excellent addition to you diet and if you can grow them in your own home herb garden, or even on a windowsill, you will be taking a step towards your increased wellness.
Herbs have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries and for the majority of people on this planet they may be the only way to treat themselves.
Having said that, if a herb can alter your body chemistry and so heal you then it stands to reason that you need to know exactly how to use it to get the maximum benefit and not to do any harm. Some herbs for instance are not recommended for pregnant women.
Herbs may need to be combined with other herbs to be effective. Doses depend not just on age or weight but on a whole lot of other factors which only someone trained in herbs is able to determine.
If you are taking allopathic medicine and not getting the results you want, adding herbs may hinder and not help. You need to know what you are doing and it is unfair to both you and your medical practitioner to add other medicines without telling him/her first. You could easily mess things up. The same applies for your alternative medical adviser.
However having said all that it is your body and your right to seek the best treatment for yourself. Whoever you consult be it an allopathic doctor or an alternative medicine doctor, ask questions, and choose a practitioner in whom you feel confident.
If you choose an allopathic doctor you do have the right to full disclosure as to whether he is being induced in any way to prescribe certain drugs that he is recommending for you.
ITS YOUR BODY!!!
PROTECT IT WELL – YOU CANT TRADE IT IN FOR A NEW MODEL IF YOU MESS UP!!
I wish for you the very best of wellness of mind and body and spirit.
