Herbal Medicine: Is It Safe?

Herb Medicine is a term used in medical science, explain about the usage of natural herb (plants/vegetations) instead of drug to cure or prevent diseases. However this method has already popular for very long time and are likely a germ of medicine developing nowadays. More ever herb medicine are believed having less effect compared with modern one.

Since there is motto "back to nature", presently people has tendency to turn from the modern medicine to natural or herb one. However, thinking that using herb medicine are totally secure, is not pretty true. There are some principal and side effects should be put into awareness. Even more complications such as allergic reactions and kidney failure and death have been reported due to toxic impurity and incorrectly mixed herbs and interaction with prescribed drugs respectively.

The following herbs are commonly used. Please read carefully to be aware of possible undesired effects:

Ginko.
Ginko is commonly used to improve memory, increase blood circulation either peripheral and into the brain. It is used in treating bronchial asthma, and some pulmonary conditions.
There are undesired effects commonly reported are increase risk of bleeding, affecting hemodynamic systems, gastrointestinal distress and interferes anti seizure drugs.

Ginseng
It is known as physical and mental stamina booster, enhance general health, stimulate central nervous system, decrease the advances of alzheimer disease, and reduce chronic tinitus.
Undesired effects such as, falsely increase digoxin level, for female users prone to have postmenopausal bleeding, combine with cafeine possible to produce hypertension, palpitation and interfere pregnancy and lactation.

Garlic
Decreases cholesterol and triglyceride level, decreases blood pressure, antioxidant, fibrynolytic and antimicrobial properties (destroying fungi, bacteria and paracites).
Some possible clinical side effects are enhancing the diabetic drugs effect producing risk for hypoglicemia, headache, myalgia and fatigue. For anticlotting medicine users potential for having bruises.

THERE IS ONLY ONE HERB MEDICINE SAFE!!

Feverfew.
Prevent migraine headache, decrease severity of headache, arthritis and rheumatic disease.
To be aware of potential allergic reaction with allergic to ragweed, asters, chrysanthemums or daisies. Risk for abdominal pain, glositis, stomatities, and allergic dermatitis. Increasing risk for bleeding if interacts with aspirin, anticoagulant and thrombolytics. If combine with Imitrex or other migraine drugs potential for resulting critical level of heart rate and blood pressure. In acute withdrawal, some symptoms like rebound headaches, insomnia, fatigue and nervousness often be reported. It is strongly forbidden for pregnant and lactating mother.

Kava Kava
Acts as muscle relaxant to release nervousness, anxiety, or restlessness. It is also used as antispasmodic, anticonvulsant-psychotropic and treatment for cystitis. But Some side effects reported are prolong and enhance effect of certain antiseizure and anesthetic drugs. Enhance of alcohol effect resulting alcohol toxicity. Risk for rashes, Gastric upset, change on ocular movement and toxic to liver. In people with endogenous depression, increase risk for suicide. Contraindicated for lactating and pregnant women.

Ginger
Commonly used to treat motion sickness, nausea, vomiting and vertigo. Also for stomatitis, to enhance digestion, and as a mild stimulant to promote circulation.

It is contraindicated for treating morning sickness in pregnant women, risk for hemorage in client already taking antycoagulant. Overdose leads to CNS depression or dysritmias.

Saw Palmetto
Used in treating prostate enlargement and unrinary inflamation. Likewise as mild diuretic.
Watch for undesireable effects such as GI upset, nausea, abdominal pain, hypertension, headache, urinary retension and back pain. Affecting others adrenergic hormone drugs, and may interfere contraseptive drugs lead to contraseptive failure. It is also reduce iron absorption. Not recommended for lactating and pregnant women since affecting hormonal function.

Vallerian
Mild sleep aid, muscle relaxant, releiving stomach upset, to relief stress or as sedtive. Sleep inducer without producing sleep hangover.
Some adverse reaction reported GI complain, headache. Potential to increase the effect or certain antiseizure drugs, and prolongs the effect of certain anesthetisia agent. Risk to have hepatomegaly shen combined with other herbs such as skullcap and mistletoe. Not recommended for infant and lactating mother.

THERE IS ONLY ONE HERB MEDICINE SAFE!!
In the islamic view, HONEY has so many benefit and used to treat so many kind of diseases. It is mention in The Holly Qur'an An Nahl (Bee) 16:68-69 mentioned: And your Lord inspired to bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses(ie hives), and among the trees and (in) that which they construct. Then eat all the fruits (delicious subsatnces found by the bee) and follow the way of your Lord laid down (for you)". There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for poeple. Indeed in that is a sign for people who give thought.