Prescription Medicine and Herbal Remedies: Which Is Better?
Herbal medication has been used for thousands of years before prescription medication came into existence to treat various types of diseases and illnesses. Using natural substances such as herbs, fruits or even tincture (alcoholic extracts) it has been a way of life. But now when people speak about herbal medication they talk about them like there fads or call them an “alternative way of healing”. They (typically non-users) write them off as being substandard when it comes to modern medicine.
Many people that subscribe to living there life the natural way believe that these herbal medications are more effective at not only treating but preventing illnesses and preventing their negative long term effects. But the FDA doesn’t currently allow herbal medication to be classified as a medication or a drug. Manufactures have to classify them as a dietary supplement and they are not allowed to advertise what the healing benefits of each herb are.
The FDA along with the manufactures of these chemical drugs want you to believe that medications you purchase today were naturally derived from plants and animals. Sometimes this might be the case, but over time scientists came up with methods of chemically recreating these combinations so they could mass produce them without having to use plants or raise animals. Medications like this have evolved from natural cures to chemical copies. And many of these chemical medications aren’t as beneficial to you because some contain many side effects that either leave you with a drug dependency or damage body organs such as the liver. Also since prescription medicine has been altered and modified extensively, chances are it has lost most of the natural benefit that a natural plant would have provided because plants know how to naturally process ingredients better than any human can process them synthetically as well.
What Is Herbal Medication?
Somewhere around 4000 BC, in the brilliant Himalayas, one of the prime sages of ancient India, Srila Vyasadeva wrote down the Vedas for the first time, this comprised a wing, which is called Ayurveda: “The science of Life” (”Ayur” means life and ”Veda” means science). Herbal medicine and remedies have from the earliest of times been the nemesis for the world of science and medicine, particularly for the older civilizations such as in India and China. The importance of alternative medicine, inclusive of Ayurveda, Aromatherapy, etc., has been, of late, chosen by the general public in first world nations. Hence, ayurvedic remedies in specific is receiving popularity day by day, bit by bit by virtue of the Modern world enthusiasm, in some measure because 21st century medicine has started to pose numerous far-reaching problems.
One of the biggest problems with allopathic medicine is not knowing when to stop antibiotics. We have taken allopathic medicines as our birth-right to such extent where users may become unaffected to therapies of the allopathy type. On the other hand, where we as yet have not come to be tolerant to modernized medicine, there we bear the full force of its side effects. Many a times prescription drugs cure single sign of illness or problem but can give rise to other indirect side (sometimes adverse) effects. Natural and ayurvedic medicine, on the other side, are much safer and dependable, in most cases, compared with prescription medications.
Herbal medicines, alternative medicine and natural supplements have been in existence for many years and have stood the test of time. Herbal medicines and ayurvedic medicines attend to your body in holistic manner. Ayurveda medicine have a vast spectrum and can heal anything from physical or mental pressure to hair-loss, lessen your blood pressure, reduce cholesterol levels and even help cut back blood sugar levels in diabetics, or even, in professional cases, treat cancer.
How to Choose a Pharmacy
CHOOSING A PHARMACY
When choosing a pharmacy the priorities should not be convenience, sales in the store or free giveaways. Would you choose a bad Dr. because you could get some shopping done while you wait to be seen? I would not. I have had to deal with pharmacies for over 30 years. I would go to a small independently owned pharmacy with 3 employees and 2 pharmacist’s. He would greet me by name and know what I coming in for (all insulin was over the counter then) and he actually knew based on the last time in what I needed, because he some how remembered approximately when I was in last and what I bought. He would say Nph today (which was Lilly’s brand of long acting insulin not made any more) or if I needed syringes he would know based on the last time it was filled. Now pharmacies are soon going to be at Starbucks so you can have some caffeine while you wait for your blood pressure medicine. The mail order, chain stores and the supermarkets are slowly putting the independent pharmacies out of business and I’m going to tell you why this is bad.
1 ) They treat their pharmacist’s poorly which makes them not as into helpful as they should be.
2 ) They are usually under staffed or staffed with arrogant teens who are thinking about the date they have.
3 ) They are so busy if you have a question they will say aisle 6 on the right and not ask the appropriate questions.
4 ) They will tell you a minimum of 30 minutes to 2 hours so you will shop as instructed by their boss.
5 ) Under staffing and increased business is one of the main reasons for pharmacy errors.
Medication Management Insights
Both the traditional and prescription medicines are helping people to heal and recover from different ailments.
In comparison to these above two types, compound medication is quite new but proving beyond expectation in disease cure and prevention. Basically, compound medicines are prepared by expert pharmacists who combine different drug formula to meet a patient’s specific needs. Though expert pharmacists are always behind the making of these medicines but they can be only availed when prescribed by physicians and are not commercially available, except than in a compounding pharmacy.
Traditional medicines were antidote to many health hazards and are still considered as one of the reliable healers for several ailments.
What is Traditional Medicine?
Traditional Medication involves deriving benefits from variety of herbs and mineral extracts. Traditional Medicines may be used in combination or singly for healing and diagnosing various health hazards and aid in pain relief.
With advancements in the medical realms, physicians conformed to the benefits of topical medicines.
What is Topical Medicine?
Topical medicines are those that are externally applied on the body surfaces; either directly on the skin surfaces or on the mucous membranes, such as ears, eyes, nose. Topical medications can be epicutaneous or inhalational. While epicutaneous topical medicines are applied on to the skin directly, the inhalational topical medicines are inhaled, as in asthma medication. Topical medication can also be applied to the other tissue surfaces other than on skin. Eye drops or ear drops or the medicines applied to the tooth surfaces are some of the examples of topical medication.
Difference between Traditional Medicines and Topical Medicines in the Application Area
- Traditional medication includes herbal medicines which are prepared from various herbs and herbal materials and the ingredients include parts of plants and other related materials. On the contrary, most topical medicines include powders, ointments, lotions, gels and creams that involve chemical compositions and ingredients.