Herbal medicines and scientific names

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Avatar f tn If you don't want to take the herbal route, and if you don't have enough money for meds and tests, perhaps you can do some survey of ongoing research programs, and sign up for one of them. These researchers would monitor you quite often. I'm sure there are several programs going on in the US. That is what I would do.
Avatar m tn I agree with you on that, that we have to be very carefull , with what we are taking. I would also like to point out a fact, that when I asked my Doc. about homeopathy and herbal stuff, he was not much of a help. Here is an interesting article about that subject : Are Doctors Knowledgeable About Herbal Medicines? A survey of Drug and Therapeutic Bulletin (DTB) subscribers indicates that doctors are poorly informed.
Avatar m tn to the Pegagsys and Riba might stream away faster? Pegasys and Riba are Western medicines. That means their efficacy is established through scientific testing. There is zero, zip, nada scientific evidence behind the claims you are making for milk thistle. There is a huge herbal industry that makes a fortune on untested, unverified medical claims. They are the equivalent of 19th century snake oil salesmen. They say anything and are entirely unregulated. They are responsible to no one.
1245440 tn?1268603885 Herbs or plants such as those found in herbal supplements are also not strictly studied unlike the medicines that pass through more stringent rules. The FDA do not require series of studies and researches with these herbal supplements. Studies such as acupuncture are being done for complementary and alternative medicine with the National Institute of Health. Take care and do keep us posted.
535822 tn?1443976780 Thank you for inviting me , I would love to hear of some Native American recipes, past and presant also the medicines used, I have a book that has some natural medicines ..it says ..and the fruit shall be for meat ,and the leaf thereof for Medicine ..
614658 tn?1303804898 Wort is not always useful and successfully used by all individuals. As with all herbs and homeopathic medicines the amount of time to have some effect on an individual will vary. If you are insistent on using this herb, give it 3-4 weeks to take effect. If you do not see any difference by then and your symptoms are overly bothersome, I would contact a mental health provider who can conduct a thorough history and evaluation and suggest alternative therapies.
Avatar m tn I took an herb called kratom for back pain and started feeling abdominal pain in my right side and yellowing eyes. After that I quit taking it and did research and found that it has given a few people liver problems like intrahepatic cholestasis. I got a blood test last month and it showed my bilirubin was high and my alkaline phosphatase was low. They sent me to a specialist who did an ultrasound and found nothing and wanted to do more test when I got my insurance.
Avatar n tn Hi. I think maybe SJW can help if you are depressed, like vitamins, but if you HAVE depression, thats entirely different. It did not helpl me one iota. I have chronic depression & finally hit a combo that works Wellbutrin SR, Zoloft & Lorazepam(anxiety). It takes a while for them to work although the first time I staggered all over the place. (at least I was moving..that was an improvement). About 2 wks, it started to kick in. Then it plateaued so the doc increased it and so on.
Avatar f tn I wish mainstream medicine was more respectful of natural medicines. I also wish insurance recognized them as actual medicines and covered at least some of the cost." To do that we have to first repeal the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. Here is a bit I wrote about the DSHEA and herbal/supplements when people were asking the same thing: [...] lack of FDA oversight of supplements since the DSHEA was established in 1994.
2846201 tn?1339944995 The techniques to inexpensively quantitatively determine the amount of medicinal substance are relatively new on the scene. On the other hand we examined herbal products from China and found many to be highly contaminated with carcinogenic solvents and pesticides. As to "side-effects" this is a straw dog. Modern medications save lives. It is a question of weighing risks against benefits and that must be done on a case-by-case basis with every medication.
Avatar m tn Before I took the confirmatory procedure. I always take a herbal medicines named Saito Herbal Medicines came from Japan. 6 capsules per day before meals and also ECARMA wonder herbal tree I boiled it and use as my daily water for body cleansing specialized to clean all the bacteria inside our liver and it will always cause you to peed and also helps you to loss your weight as well.
Avatar m tn i cant sleep well at night because of burning throat and heart. now a days i am having an herbal antacid and feeling bit better. it contains some of the herbal extracts the reduces acidity . i don't know exactly that this herbal antacid is better for me for the long term . if anybody can tell me whether this medicine having enough ingredient or not and they will not effect me badly . you can see this medicine here http://bit.ly/1Ouxrni. please i need help.
Avatar n tn i have just been reading about the herbal medicines Emphotab and Hismatax . Has anyone had any personal usage of these and if so were they effective? Are they readily available in this country?
Avatar f tn Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Using BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not start any new medicines until you have told your doctor that you have received BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic in the past. " Only your liver doctor knows that exact status of your liver disease and what may or may not be appropriate for you to do. Be well.
Avatar n tn unfortunately no effective treatment exist (no herbal and no drugs) in this moment, actual treatment is only for manage and to protect the liver but not to eradicate infection. for future treatment, the one that will attack the infection see the post about entry inhibitors: http://www.medhelp.
Avatar n tn Factors that can cause the fungus to become more visible include high humidity and immune or hormone abnormalities. Treatment involves topical and oral antifungal medicines. Most cases of fungal infections respond to over-the-counter products, which contain any of several basic ingredients: miconazole, tolnaftate, terbinafine, ketaconazole and clotrimazole. You can consult a pharmacist and get any cream or lotion containing these ingredients.
550739 tn?1224163372 Easy to google this one and the answer says - Taking ST. JOHN'S WORT and any of the medicines listed may result in return of symptoms which were controlled by the medicine. So it may bring on anxiety, which you were given xanax to treat.
Avatar f tn One of the more studied herbal medicines. HOWEVER. It raises seretonin which makes it a bad choice for people with bipolar. As does most herbals and things like HTP. Unfortunately there isn't really a subsitute for abilify which is what is keeping the SSRI from causing mania. And herbals have side effects. I am taking something called NAC (N'actyl L Cysteine) as an add on to combat depression (with the approval of the psychiatrist).
Avatar f tn I had to go lie down for an hour and a half. When I got up, I was off balance and felt dizzy and my ribs hurt. I was a little surprised as this was more complex and intense than my Tindamax herx. After I got up, I remembered that my Samento order arrived today. I had been off it for about two weeks because I didn't get my act together to order another bottle soon enough. When I first started on it about 6 weeks ago, I eased into it a couple drops a day.
14470851 tn?1434684564 When the news of the spread of counterfeit medicines was released, I was literally shocked and I even panicked to the point that I even used herbal medicines for my children in fear of using the wrong drugs. How am I to know which one is a fraud? Can you please help me?
Avatar n tn I am very concerned about the long term side effects. Are there any real herbal medicines that help? I am really not interested in continuing to drug him, please help!
Avatar m tn is it possible to be cleared with hbsag if you do take herbal medicines such as tea of liquorice root dandelion or phylanthus.??is there someone taking this herbs?
Avatar m tn org/posts/Hepatitis-B/hi-hepatitas-b-is-curable/show/560374 a guy in our community has writen herbal indian medicines helped him in getting accross this problem and he was negative for hbv ... i sent a message to that guy but he did not reply .. now my only concern is ..