More thoughts on herbal remedies and integrative medicine

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A group member writes:

 

" Obviously this was written by someone in conventional medicine who

felt the need to acknowledge the world of alternatives because more

than half the world uses them. The list is dreadfully undernourished,

with half the properties of each herb missing.

 

This was simply a bow of the head....and then on with the business at

hand.

 

I wasn't impressed. "

 

MY COMMENTS:

 

I agree completely. The list does not come close to meriting the

title of " 55 Best Herbal Remedies " . It would be more accurate, in my

opinion, to call the list " The 55 Herbal Remedies Most Acceptable to

Mainstream Medicine. "

 

" Integrative medicine " and " certified naturopathic doctor " sound

encouraging, but in reality they are often just terms that mean

mainstream medicine has given a token and deceptive nod to herbal and

other alternative medicines without really offering significant

alternatives to the same old system of managed illness.

 

Just because a patient has a doctor who practices integrative

medicine, or who is a " certified " naturopath does not mean that they

are getting the best advice or treatment that nature has to offer.

 

Despite the best efforts of the big pharma industry and their FDA

underlings, it has been impossible to continue to deny the benefits

that nature offers in nutrition and healing. An answer of sorts

appears to be " integrative medicine " and " certified naturopaths " who

APPEAR to incorporate herbal and alternative medicines, but in

actuality are only taught and allowed to prescribe a limited number of

" approved " alternative treatments. As a result, patients are usually

steered away from the more potent and more effective alternative

treatments and steered into the same old failed system of managed

care, replete with unnecessary surgeries, ineffective and dangerous

chemo and radiation and a lifetime of escalating drugs which neither

cure nor prevent chronic illness, but instead lead to more chronic

illnesses and more drugs.

 

Like most of allopathic medicine when it comes to treating disease and

chronic illness - it is a great model for profit and a horrible one

for humanity.

 

 

 

oleander soup , robert-blau wrote:

>

> The 55 Best Herbal Remedies

> by Michael Castleman, Natural Health

>

> Not long ago, American herbalists had to rely on folklore and anecdote.

> There was little clinical data on herbs, and what did exist was mostly

> published in German. But researchers (and translators) have been busy of

> late, and we now have proof that herbs are viable treatments for many

> ailments.

>

> " Herbs won't replace pharmaceuticals, but the research shows that--for

> many conditions--herbs work well, are cheaper than drugs and cause fewer

> side effects, " says Mary Hardy, M.D., medical director of the

> integrative medicine program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los

> Angeles. " Herbs aren't quite mainstream, but they're moving in that

> direction. Patients are interested in them, and doctors are increasingly

> familiar with herb research.

>

> Here, then, are the proven, 55 best herbal treatments. Stick to the dose

> specified in the studies or on the product label. When making teas, use

> 1 to 2 teaspoons of herb per cup of boiling water, steeped for 10

> minutes. Tell your physician about any herbs you plan on using,

> especially if you're pregnant or nursing, have a chronic medical

> condition or take medication regularly . . .

>

> See the 55:

> http://www.herbalremediesinfo.com/best-herbal-remedies.html

>