Saturday 18 May 2013

HERBAL MEDICINE VS MODERN MEDICINE

Most of the world's population will mention the words unscientific, unproven, ineffective, possibly dangerous, primitive, and many other words that smacks of sad when they think about herbal medicines.
After 30 years of researching and treat millions of people with herbal medicines, Dr. John R. Christopher eventually expressed a general belief that it is acceptable on herbal medicine.
Misperceptions adopted by the world community over the years is to use herbal medicine means the same as using the most primitive form of the world kodekteran.
In fact, 75% of hormones used in modern medicines derived entirely from plants. There is inequality when modern medicines are derived from plants glorified whereas herbal medicine said to be primitive and backward.
For example, Digitalis is known as a drug to stimulate heart today was derived from the foxglove plant. While the anti-clotting drug that effectively named coumarol obtained from sweet clover plants.
In India, snakeroot has been used for thousands of years to soothe people. Snakeroot is now used as the main ingredient reserpine, a tranquilizer most popular today.
And you know, the anti-malaria drug derived from the bark of the tree Kina originating from South America and has been grown in Cibodas, West Java and West Sumatra?
Yes, there are many plants that take part to mix modern medicine, so primitive and backward label is certainly not suitable for herbal medicines.
Indeed, it should be recognized that although derived from natural plant, it is undeniable that some herbs have toxic effects. However, in the hands of an experienced herbalist herbal remedies can be very helpful to cure various diseases.
In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has a mission to integrate herbal medicine in primary treatment in WHO member states. Currently, approximately 80% of the world still rely on traditional medicine including herbal medicines.
Over time, the population of the world is finally open his mind to admit that herbs can be an asset in the future. Although studies support the herbal medicine is still very little existence, the research driven implementation even by the World Health Organization (WHO).
In Indonesia, many researchers from LIPI and renowned universities such as ITB as well as universities in other countries such as The National University of Hochiminch City who has done research on medicinal plants that could potentially be mild or severe the disease including the ant nest as a cancer drug.

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