We often advise each other, confident in the safety and efficacy of natural therapies. The use of herbs is firmly in our lives, sweeping aside the usual pills and potions.
It is understandable: What would like to load your body with extra "chemistry." However, even here, not knowing the intricacies of herbal medicine can harm the body rather than help it. Let's learn more about how the natural power of herbs to send to it's advantage.
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| Herbal Medicine: What You Need To Consider |
First study contraindications
Before use of a particular plant should explore all possible effects on the body from different angles.For example, safe-looking St. John's Wort, which helps with digestive problems, increases blood pressure, reduces the effect of contraceptives is contraindicated in atherosclerosis and has astringent properties. That is able to contribute to problems with the intestines, causing constipation or ginseng .
It has been banned for kids under 5, adults also acts as a means of boosting activity. But it is not compatible with the caffeine, because it makes us irritable and excitable instead of the desired vigor.
If the treatment plant collection includes several elements that you need every check for compatibility with your body, the presence of diseases and conditions, a way of life. Otherwise, you need to replace unsuitable materials analogy with a similar effect. Studying contraindications, does not shun using multiple sources of information, and not just blindly trust one: study materials, compare and draw conclusions.
Forget about herbal medicine, if your case is suitable for one of the following:
• In the acute stage of the disease. It is important time to begin taking potent drugs to prevent their development.• Long time effect from the use of herbs is not observed. It should go on medication, you do not lose valuable time.
• There are serious diseases such as heart disease and oncology, which immediately should be treated in the hospital.
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| Herbal Medicine: What You Need To Consider |
A few tips on how to
properly use medicinal plants
1. Using fresh crop of grass :
To save the medicinal properties keep dry raw material not more than 12 months (leaves, flowers, stems) or 3 years (roots). Proper packaging for storage of dry grass - fabric bags, glass containers or paper bags.2. Use the exact dosage :
For drug manufacturers need to strictly follow the instructions not to rub the dry raw material generously from the heart or eye. Only then you will feel the positive effects.Better start eating the unknown plant drugs on themselves on a smaller scale than the prescription: it is important to track the response. If everything is in order - can be brought to a standard dose.
3. Not abused :
herbal tea and herbal infusion - also a medicine, not a drink, thirst-quenching. Therefore, the norm is not more than a glass a day. By the way, it is desirable to change the grass once every month, otherwise the body will adapt and no longer feel the positive effects of herbs.4. Properly prepare concoctions :
The best way to ensure the preservation of the therapeutic effect of plants - use hot water, which must be filled with raw materials, instead of boiling. After a couple of hours under the cover of the infusion medicinal drink is ready.The best effect is achieved by the infusion of warm, not hot, as is often thought. Yet ancient Tibetan healers say that in the world there is no disease that can not be cured with the help of plants.
Sages are right, but only on condition that being treated by means of the gifts of nature, you would be wise, careful and accurate in proportions. Better yet, if before treatment, you talk to your doctor.
