Do you think herbal remedies are better than antibiotics?

I like to call herbal remedies 'natural medicine', and the NailTechnician is correct that herbals treat the whole person and the underlying cause of a health problem....rather than antibiotics and many other medicines....which aren't prescribed or used until there is a problem. In other words, modern medicine only treats the symptoms. Herbal medicine treats the cause and the symptoms.

You are comparing apples and oranges. I am a great believer in herbs too but when I have had repeated bouts of mastitis and UTI's I am very glad that erithromycin and cipro have been invented. When it comes to disease causing bacteria, remember that we live in a world where bacteria continually evolve resistance to older remedies and even older antibiotics.

Nothing is the same as it was even 20 years ago. I try to avoid taking antibiotics for every little thing, though.

I personally don't think its about herbal or non herbal (PS I like herbal) but I think it's really about a holistic view of health. I mean, herbal remedies are usually taking more into account than the symptoms, and they are usually focused on preventative maintenance as well where as most modern medicine is designed just to cover over symptoms. And I think bex_xeb is talking about a very similar and important piece of it too!

Herbal remedies are definitely better than antibiotics because antibiotics help for a short period of time and carry a risk of short term and long term side effects but herbal remedies don't have side effects and cure the disease from its roots. When you are taking a particular antibiotic for a particular disease, the antibiotic will calm down the signs and symptoms of that disease for a short time and then it will recur again and then you have to increase the strength of the antibiotic which will lead to overdose and more and more side effects whereas it is opposite in herbal remedies because they are natural and our body do not reject them. Our body resists antibiotics which is confirmed by experiencing indigestion, bloating of abdomen, abdominal pain after taking a few doses of antibiotics because while killing infection it also kills the normal bacteria found in our intestine which is essential for digestive purposes.

Absolutely. There are many natural antibiotics out there, garlic being a wnoderful choice. I have no problem with pennecillin as it is bread mold, but I have a problem with all the man made antibiotics and doctors doling them out like candy.It is the over use of them that cause the super bugs, in my opinion.

Absolutely! No doubt about it - as long as you know very well which particular herb to use for a particular ailment. I'm not saying that antibiotics aren't good to use but I do believe that it would be better to try using herbal remedies for natural healing "first" before switching to antibiotics and other clinical drugs.

Well, that's what I believe should be done, and that's exactly what I do as most of the time herbal remedies work just fine with me especially for curing minor illnesses such as symptoms of common colds, cough, fever and flu.

I totally agree with you 2Herbal and natural cures are amazing. Im glad im not the only one who think this 2.

I think you should try natural cures first and when you have exhausted your options, then you may need an antiobiotic. I don't have so much of a problem with antiobiotics but they tend to get abused by doctors. I mean make them the last resort not the first option.

My opinion is both have they pro and cons. Sometime certain illness can be cured by 'western' medication but others can be by TCM or herbs. In TCM context, herbs are to get rid of the 'roots' of the illness and western practise is to cure the illness.

Herbal and natural remedies are great for many things...but antibiotics save lives. Live well and prevent as much as you can, but if you get a severe infections - take the antibiotics!

I am all about herbal remedies. There are so many parts of nature out there that can fix us. And we get sick in the first place because we havent been eating natural things!

Living with nature is pleasant, good and healthy. But the necessity of life teaches us to invent technology to utilize the natural material for human benefit and utility. Thus the process of life has polluted the nature and even our daily consumable fruits and vegetables.

Herbal medicine is good provided it is not polluted and provided it is accepted by the body constituents. It is better to mention that our body constituent is growing with our parental gene as well as with our daily consumable nutrients which might be pure or not pure. It is the reason why does the herbal medicine is good for some body but not for everyone.

This is our cycle of life for which our Doctors advise us to take sometimes antibiotics.

Antibiotics are quite aggressive and can weaken the immune system. On the long run, their regular use makes the body more susceptible to various other diseases. On the other hand the use of herbs, alternative treatments and proper diet have the possibility to cure the disease from its root cause, thus preventing it from occurring again.

Herbal remedies can take longer time to treat a disease, but it is more efficient on the long run and one avoids the various side effect of antibiotics. It's better to try natural remedies before proceeding with antibiotics.

Definitely herbal medicines are better than antibiotics . I prefer using herbal medicines because there is no bad side effects , and many medicinal herbs are fast acting and bring fast relief unlike those antibiotics which causes harmful side effects in our body.

Yes.. I agree with you. Herbal medicine provides a proper process of prevention and healing of disease. It is the ancient means and natural form of medicine.

The safety and efficiency of herbs and the way they heal and cure the disease is known to all. Well, beyond the natural healing property, herbal medicines are known for removing the impact of disease permanently.

Dear five online , Sir or Maam , I agree with you 100% . Antibiotics disrupt the flora of your intestinal tract by destroying the good bacteria leaving room for the bad bacteria to grow . The best way I found to replace the good bacteria is probiotics found in stores in the form of supplements or in foods like yogurt etc .

Whistleblowers have finally come forward with disturbing news such as , they have cures for quite a few ailments yet refuse to market them . Why do you ask? Simple it's for the almighty DOLLAR$$$$, a healthy person is extremely bad for BUSINESS .

Such a sad state of affairs putting the lives of human beings in jeopardy for the Almighty DOLLAR .....

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