~ Herbal remedies should be taken only after consulting with a Alternative care practioner, such as a Vaidya or a Homepath. In Ayurveda for example, the "One size fits all" approach is never taken nor recommended.
A clarification:
What we consider medicine today, has only been around for a 100 to 200 years. The herbal remedies and age old methods of treatment are proven for a much longer duration and known to cure the disease completely. Modern medicine on the other hand is only symptomatic cure (most of the time). Modern medicine is usally designed for profit, so a patient has to take these drugs all through his/her life. Traditional (Alternative) medicine on the other hand deals with the root of the problem(which maybe lifestyle related) and actually cuts the disease tree including the root, the trunk, the branches and the leaves.
Respected Dr, I appreciate your valuable article on herbal supplements and also diet supplements.The article attracted me by the way you have pinpointed the common myths of the community looking towards this supplements. I just wanted to suggest about the herbal products ,or supplements ,it would be nice if the lay man do reffer their herbalogist or naturopathist or ayurvedic vaidya fro such products also. It makesa big differreece as myself as some times even our morden doctors are not aware of the actions of some of the drugs or rather herbs in local market .My point is not of showing the merits and demirts from local doctors . The way that ayurved belives in an action of a drug may be quiet different what morden science may have not proven yet ,so it makes a difference in refering herbal supplements towards approapiate pathy physican than any one else. Any how i still feel the whole article was quiet clear for lay man ,its just the way i needed to communicate and let my thoughts up to the morden science. Regards Vd Sudeep Avinash Chitnis
