Herbs Vs Drugs
I am often asked what is the difference between taking herbs versus medications. Western Medicine Many of the drugs we take are actually based on plants. Plants have many different compounds and what pharmaceutical companies do is isolate the active compound (the chemical of the plant that has a particular action in the body) and then produce that compound synthetically. Because the compound is isolated from the rest of the plant (and possibly because it is manufactured), this is the reason why most drugs have side effects. Western medicine focuses on symptom relief, not fixing the root of the problem. Whilst in most cases you will get some form of relief from symptoms, it also means that as soon as you come off the medication all of the...