Do you believe herbs are completely safe because they are natural?   Are you taking herbs to replace drugs?  Do you know how they work on your body?  Have you considered interactions herbs might have with other medications you take?   Have you noticed that every year there is a new fad herb?  Have you heard that herbs don't work?
    Health is more than natural remedies, it is natural lifestyles. The remedy is only part of the cure.  A true natural healing requires taking the time to explore the root causes of a condition. Treating the root cause instead of symptoms involves the gentlest and most direct way to returning to optimal health. Building health is more enduring than treating sickness.
    First principle is to be sensitive to yourself to feel symptoms early.  Stress management (quiet time, hot soaks, massage, nature walks) and good nutritious food incorporated into your daily life is safer and more natural than herbs.  Nature contains many powerful toxins which may be useful only if correctly used.   Laughter is the best medicine: bestof - TopFive - LaughPage - Dilbert - Oxfordlinks -

Are you taking herb pills to replace drug pills?
    Many people seem so delighted about  herbs being a natural healing that they overlook how herbs often get used just like drugs. Herbs are the source of many commercial drugs and can be very powerful. Be careful with source, dose, interactions & length of time taken, just like for any drug.

Ambiguity
    Many herbal uses were discovered before modern differential diagnosis so there is often ambiguity in meaning. For example, an herb said to be used for prostate might be intented for prostatitis infection, BPH enlargement or for cancer. One often has to read between the lines and consider clues like other uses and chemical composition to infer which may be the more likely meaning.

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