Sunday, 22 November 2015

advantages and disadvantages of herbal medicine

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There is no treatment method whatsoever perfect without any weaknesses or deficiencies. But with an objective attitude; understand the shortcomings a method of treating it is a positive step towards the improvement of a method. By knowing the shortcomings, is expected to emerge efforts to anticipate that it becomes better.

Another case if the deficiency is constantly covered, it will make the treatment method will not experience growth and repair. So when it encountered a problem then it will not be able to anticipate to overcome them.
The method comes from Western countries dominated the medical world. This is due to the development of methods of treatment came from experts in the country. As for other treatment methods are still considered less developed because at least people who are interested in depth or at least people who seek treatment with that method.

As time, thinking that dissatisfaction based on a Western medical treatment method began to emerge. As a result, alternative methods of growing and are increasing portion of its role in the treatment. Dissatisfaction of Western medical treatment method is usually caused,
1. There are some diseases that absolutely can not be treated with the methods of medical treatment. This is what makes a person should seek alternative methods are believed to provide treatment.
2. In some diseases require costly medical expenses so that only certain people can use it.
3. In some cases medical treatment is more complicated and requires a strict procedure-may also be a convoluted bureaucracy that sometimes makes fatigue before treatment goals are achieved and pembengkalan treatment costs.
4. The side effects appeared relatively more dangerous and thus require closer scrutiny.
5. In some ways the disease requires treatment that is considered to be scary, like operation / surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and others.
6. Since this method comes from Western countries then some Muslim groups there are less able to accept it.

Medical advantages compared with alternative treatments include:
1. Today is a method of treatment of a disease most widespread taste.
2. Have a therapeutic effect quickly so appropriate to treat diseases that are emergency (emergency).
3. Having a wide variety of theories about the health of the most widely used at present and easy to spread.
4. Have a broad treatment services and reach out to areas difficult.
5. Having a teaching system that is more flexible and effective through a variety of educational institutions that can be easily disseminated.
6. Using the methods of a more detailed study and detail to a drug product or method of treatment that can be justified scientifically.
7. Using the official permission of the relevant government treatment practices so that more checks and balances.

Some of the advantages compared to alternative methods of herbal medical methods:
1. Relatively safe from side effects for consumption in the long term.
2. According to health problems, especially chronic and degenerative diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, the spread of cancer cells, and others.
3. The herbal method uses elements a more natural remedy so that the body is expected to be easier to accept and can tolerate it.
4. Can cure certain diseases that can not be treated by medical means.
5. Contain psychological motivation, confidence, resignation high so as to increase the spirit of treatment to achieve a cure.

Disadvantages herbal alternative method:
1. It takes longer to get the properties of the drug should be consumed regularly
2. It is difficult to get the basic ingredients of the drug in question if it should be in the form of fresh (to mitigate these problems have now been made in various extracts)
3. Efficacy of drugs that require a relatively long time, it is not recommended for emergency health problems. Eg attacks of asthma in the state, while a heart attack, bleeding, fractures, infections that require quick handling, and others.
4. Requires high motivation because the path is less familiar among the general public.
5. The raw material is not standard
6. Characteristically hygroscopic and volumines
7. Not to perform a clinical trial
8. Easy contaminated with various types of microorganisms

However, the side effects of herbal medicines can not be equated with the side effects of modern medicine. On medicinal plants there is a mechanism called an antidote or may counteract these side effects are known as SEES (Side Effect Eliminating Subtanted).
As an example:
§ In Turmeric contained compounds that harm the body, but in turmeric was also retardants to suppress the negative impact.
§ In the sugarcane juice there is a feeling that turns senyawasaccharant function as anti diabetes. So for people with diabetes (diabetes) can consume the juice of sugar cane, but forbidden to drink sugar although sugar is purified from sugarcane.

Various attempts have been made to menannggulangi these weaknesses until the discovery of forms of herbal remedies that have proven efficacy and safety, can be justified scientifically and meet the medical indications that drug group Fitoterapi ataufitofarmaka.
In many cases the disease pattern in Indonesia experienced a shift from infectious diseases that occurred before 1970 to penyakitmetabolik degenerative diseases that occurred after 1970 until now.
In the treatment of infectious diseases require rapid response by using antibiotics. If treatment with herbal medicine whose effects are slow, certainly less effective.

Regenerative metabolic disease is a new disease caused by the body's metabolism disorder caused by eating a variety of foods that are not controlled and physiology disorders in line with the process of degeneration. Including metabolic diseases such as: diabetes (diabetes), hiperlipidermia (high cholesterol), gout, kidney stones and hepatitis. While that includes degenerative disease include: rheumatism (arthritis), asthma (shortness of breath), peptic ulcers, piles / haemorrhoids and senility (Lost of memory).

To cope with the disease required the use of the drug for a long time so that if the use of modern medicine is feared side effects that accumulate and can be detrimental to health. It is therefore more appropriate when using natural medicine or herbal oat, which has the advantage that although its use for a long time but the side effects are relatively small so it is considered more secure.


c. Things that need to Look At Herbs
How to mix herbal remedy is very simple, and can be made alone. The way it can be practiced easily, as easily obtainable materials used and the manufacturing process is simple.
Even so should still be considered "rules of the game" in concocting herbal medicine. Things that need to be considered when will create / mix herbal medicines are:

• Raw material
It takes knowledge of the introduction of medicinal plants. The raw materials used are plant parts or entire plants are still fresh and washed before use. Choose plants or parts of plants that thrive in one piece not eaten by insects or caterpillars and does not rot or wilt. Fresh ingredients that can be stored is saffron, curcuma, kencur, orange juice, kencur, etc. When using materials that are already dry, yet bercendawan select and eat insects. Washed first before use.
• Water
Use clean water to wash the materials to be used and to make potions. Manufacture of herbal medicines that do not require boiling or cooked must use boiled water.
•  Equipment
The equipment in the kitchen such as knives, cutting boards, pans, scarring, and others can be used for cooking herbs. Equipment should be washed before use and after use, so it is not mixed with food materials, especially of animal origin. To boil, can be used pan coated email or use a skillet / pot of clay. Do not use pans made of brass or iron to prevent the onset of the precipitate, solution concentration is low, the onset of toxicity, or other adverse effects due to chemical reactions with the ingredients. Special to boil herbs that give a bitter taste, you should use a special pot.
•  Gathering
Before the gathering, wash your hands, prepare Ahan, and place in a clean container. Make sure that it has been known to prescribe concoctions that will be created (if necessary, see note).
•  Weights and dose
To measure the weight / measure can use existing equipment in the household, such as glasses, cups, spoons, fingers, strands, and others. Weights and dosage adjusted with a known recipe.
•  How to Boil Remedy
To boil materials / fresh or dried herbs, note the following:
a. Material that is too thick like rhizomes, stems cut into thin slices first.
b. Put the ingredients into a container and enter the water until the material is submerged (appropriate dosage) and light a fire. Fire can be small or large as required. Tonic drugs that are usually boiled with a small flame so that the active ingredients can be fully released into the cooking water. Drugs that are sweat, for example herbs for influenza, using a big fire so that it can boil quickly. In this way, the evaporation of volatile active ingredient can be prevented.
c. If there is no other provision is considered complete when the boiling water remaining half of the original amount of water.
d. If the herb is composed of a lot of hard materials such as stems, seeds, then boiling water is considered finished when the remaining third.
• Use
Ensure that had known how to use herbs. There are herbal remedies used by mouth or an external medicine. If the use of herbal medicines for three to four days yet to show signs of healing or repair complaints, even worsened, immediately taken to the nearest medical services without having to wait or try other herbs again.
• Drinking rules and period of usage
Follow the instructions or rules that have been known to drink. Dose should be noted and adhered to in order to achieve the expected results of treatment. The drug is usually taken before meals, unless these ingredients stimulate the stomach. Drugs that are soothing and cause sleepiness should be taken at bedtime. Herbal remedy used together moder medicine should be given a period of drinking, that difference of around 2 hours to either of these medications.
Preferably, the herb immediately be drunk fresh. For herb that is not boiled or stewed, use immediately within 12 hours. While the herbs are boiled can be used within 24 hours.

• Hygiene drugs
In the mix of drugs, of course, must be considered in terms of cleanliness. Medicinal plants to be used should be washed with boiled water. Both drug substances or equipment to be used, should be washed clean and does not rust. Once the fabric is also used to extort or to filter. This is intended to avoid any dirt worms, bacteria, viruses, or rat droppings that stick and can cause leptospirosis disease.
•  Dose / dose of the drug
Herbal medicine also has its own dose of each potion. The dose for adults is different from the dose / dose for children. For example, to caress the child is still small, just use only one suing onion. When his son was great, provide two suing onion. Similarly, the dose taken, to make potions child doses, enough about ½ or 1 vertebra finger turmeric or ginger. The greater the age of the child, the greater the dose course.
All must be approximated themselves with the natural size, can not be like a dose of doctor with millimeter milligram or extract the drug.
Indeed, a decoction made of herbs also have a considerable impact harmful if the dose is excessive, such as the onset of nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea, and others. So even if the dose is too small, can not be effective and long recovery. So, if unsure on potion sizes, safer ask the experts or the experienced. Can also be based on books herb.

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