All About Herbal Medicines And Complementary Care

Posted by Sandy Ryan on October 24, 2010
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Do you know what is meant when someone talks about alternative medicine? It’s actually a very large category with a lot of different types. I am knowledgeable about herbal remedies. This means I know about a small part of this entire medical field.

There’s an unfortunate tendency for traditional medical professionals to scoff at herbs and herbalism. They should not. Many of the medicines they prescribe come from herbs.

This unfortunate bias is starting to shift. A new model, termed complementary care, is becoming more common. This is when a doctor works together with alternative medicine practitioners for the best interests of the patient.

Complementary care has a number of important benefits, especially with regards to herbal remedies. While herbal remedies can be very useful, they are not inert. Herbal remedies can make some conditions worse rather than better, can have side effects, and can interact with some medications. I know many of these complicating factors, though not all of them, but I can find more information on the ones I don’t know by heart.

Your average medical doctor doesn’t know much about herbs. I know a couple who have a decent knowledge, but the majority know little to nothing on the subject. In fact, some doctors aren’t comfortable when their patients are taking herbs because they have no idea what the effect of the herbs will be. This is where I can come in and really contribute.

The benefit is reciprocal. I can’t diagnose or prescribe. Doctors can, because they have training sufficient for this. If it were left to me, all I could do would be to make an educated guess. That’s not something that would be in the best interest of the patient, needless to say.

With complementary care, patients also get benefit from traditional medication. There are many helpful medicines that are quite valuable in the treatment of disease and illness. Sometimes traditional drugs will work when no herbs can get the job done.

Let’s take heart attacks, for example. There are herbs that can thin blood, lower blood pressure, and help control cholesterol. However, there are no herbs that I could give someone to save heart tissue during a heart attack. A heart attack requires a trip to the hospital, and conventional medications.

Complementary car allows the best of all worlds. The patient can benefit from the best that traditional medicine has to offer, and can access the help that can come from alternative medicine as well.

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