When people fall ill, they generally go to the chemist and buy some sort of pills or syrup to make them better. If they have skin problems, creams are generally bought. But there is a much cheaper, less aggressive alternative to shop-bought drugs: herbal remedies. Yes, they sound like something your Grandma would recommend but there's a reason herbal remedies are making a comeback.
Before the age of industrialisation, people used to understand the land a lot more and pass on herbal remedies from generation to generation. Homemade teas, balms, gels, oils, salves and soup, healed common ailments. As people moved away from the land and modern medicine was created, the benefits of plants and herbs were gradually forgotten.
But herbal remedies have many advantages.
Firstly, common herbs and plants found in fields, forests, hedgerows and even your back garden contain many of the same properties as pharmaceutical drugs. The great thing about this is that herbs and plants can be picked and foraged for free!
Secondly, you can be sure that herbal remedies are 100% natural if you've made them yourself, as opposed to pills full of weirdly named ingredients. It is important however to realise that as with pharmaceutical drugs, patients can have adverse reactions to herbal remedies.
However, this is generally not the case, which is a third reason why herbal remedies are so good. Herbs and plants tend to be less aggressive than shop-bought medicine and this can be particularly useful when treating skin problems.
Furthermore, herbal remedies can be part of your daily routine for an overall better sense of wellbeing. Herbal teas, soups, balms can be used everyday and won't harm your body, unlike orthodox medicine which can be addictive and have very bad side effects.
Finally, herbs and colon cleansing are an important aspect of a detoxification program. For example, the Herbalife weight management program aims to help eliminate toxins from your body and help you to stay slim and healthy. Some of the more common detoxifying herbs, their effects and results are discussed below.
Now that you've found out why herbal remedies are a good solution to healing common ailments, here are a few you can try out yourself.
All herbal remedies were found in Grow Your Own Drugs by James Wong.