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Nutritional Therapy The use of whole foods, herbs, vitamins and minerals to give the body the nutritional base that it needs in order to heal itself and maintain proper balance. Herbal Remedies Herbalism refers to a traditional medicinal practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as phytotherapy. Many of the pharmaceuticals currently available to Western physicians have a long history of use as herbal remedies, including (among many others) opium, aspirin, digitalis, and quinine. While purification and quantification of these plant extracts makes them more predictable, and chemical processing can sometimes modify their effects in desirable ways, herbal remedies tend to have a more complex and subtle mix of chemicals, and can sometimes offer access to drugs, or combinations of drugs, that the pharmaceutical industry has not yet exploited. Food Supplements Products containing vitamins and minerals in addition to herbal extracts. They are used as a supplement to insufficient and bad nutrition. Such products must contain a declaration about the content and the warning about the possible dangers, but are not subject to as strict regulations as medicines. The fact that a product is natural does not necessarily mean that it is 100% safe, so be careful what you buy and where you buy it. |
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