Natural Alternatives To Prescription Drugs

By Elaine Guthrie


It is almost unrecorded fro man to exist an entire lifetime without being ill. Mortal man is prone to illness and accidents thus a lifetime without any form of illness is almost improbable. Since time in memorial man has always been affected by disease and they had their own sources of medication depending on their level of development. In earlier days of mans existence they used herbal medication in order to treat diseases. This trend of use of natural alternatives to prescription drugs is reemerging due to the various advantages this form of medication had.

Modern medication has proved to be fast and effective in terms of treating the set disease, but the flip side of prescribed drugs is the side effects. Many of the prescribed drugs come with side effects that many people do not think about, they range from addictions to headaches and some even lead to formation of other diseases. These side effects are not a common issue among the users of raw medication. This is because natural remedies have no remnants in the body that may cause the side effects.

In terms of cost, raw medicine can be cheaper at times as compared to prescription drugs. This is because just as they are called they are natural, they are found in nature and since its free and at times cheaper than the prescribed manufactured drugs. The difference is cost is due to the manufacturing of the drug and also processing and distribution of the prescription medicine.

In most cases in the modern society people tend to go for prescription medicine this is because of its accuracy to which they treat the ailment but on the other end they tend to overlook the advantages raw drugs offer. We all know that they are from nature but in many instances these remedies not only cure the ailment but also adds more nutrients to the body.

Aloe Vera is considered a mother plant in medication when it comes to other alternatives. This is because it contains nutrients that most other plants have in limited capacities. One of the remedies that aloe Vera is known to cure the skin rushes, on the other end were it to be treated by prescription sulphur would be used, but sulphur has a disadvantage of burning the skin and scaring it. This mostly is not a common case in natural remedies.

Modern prescribed medication is given in exact quantities depending on the ailment and the state of the disease. Whenever the rule of quantity is not followed then it has effects. In cases where one does not take the prescribed amount there is a high chance of not being cured and in the event where one takes too much then there is the possibility of being overdosed and may be fatal. These extremes rarely occur in natural alternatives since its from nature.

Current medical practitioners are also using natural means to cure and treat, like the use of leaches to suck excess blood during operations is a very common practice.

Other alternatives are proving to be a source of refuge for most science practices since they have more merits than demerits; they tend to be more effective than some of the current methods.




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