The use and promotion of herbal medicine has been prominent in society for centuries.

The benefits of using herbal medicine versus prescription drugs are astounding.Using herbal
medicine has proven to not only be beneficial to the body but for society as a whole.

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Source A

Balanced Living. Herbal Medicine. Dr. Weil, n.d. Web. 05

Sept. 2014.
1. Prominent in society
While herbal medicine is not a licensed profession in the United States, herbal remedies in the form of
extracts, tinctures, capsules and tablets as well as teas may be recommended by healthcare practitioners of many
different disciplines as a practical way to address a wide variety of medical conditions.
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2. Herbal medicine
Herbal medicine, also known as herbalism or botanical medicine, is a medical system based on the use of
plants or plant extracts that may be eaten or applied to the skin.
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3. Example of uses
Some of the most popular herbal remedies include: Aloe (used for minor burns), Garlic (treats fungal
infections and colds), Chamomile (heartburn, indigestion, and colic), Passionflower (non-sedating relaxation), and
Turmeric (combats inflammation and protect against cancer and Alzheimer's disease).
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4. Beneficial for society
Is there a governing body that oversees or credentials practitioners in herbal medicine?
No. The practice of herbal medicine is not a licensed profession in the United States.
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Source B

Angell, Marcia, M.D. "The Truth About the Drug Companies." The Truth About the Drug
Companies. New York Review of Books, n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2014.
1. Society and prescription drugs

Every day Americans are subjected to a barrage of advertising by the pharmaceutical industry. Mixed in
with the pitches for a particular drugusually featuring beautiful people enjoying themselves in the great outdoorsis
a more general message.
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2. Society and prescription drugs
The increase in drug spending reflects, in almost equal parts, the facts that people are taking a lot more
drugs than they used to, that those drugs are more likely to be expensive new ones instead of older, cheaper ones,
and that the prices of the most heavily prescribed drugs are routinely jacked up, sometimes several times a year.
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3. Corruption of large drug companies
Over the past two decades the pharmaceutical industry has moved very far from its original high purpose of
discovering and producing useful new drugs. Now primarily a marketing machine to sell drugs of dubious benefit, this
industry uses its wealth and power to co-opt every institution that might stand in its way, including the US Congress,
the FDA, academic medical centers, and the medical profession itself.
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4. Corruption of large drug companies
Perhaps most important, we do not know the results of the clinical trials they sponsoronly those they
choose to make public, which tend to be the most favorable findings. (The FDA is not allowed to reveal the results it
has.) The industry claims all of this is "proprietary" information. Yet, unlike other businesses, drug companies are
dependent on the public for a host of special favorsincluding the rights to NIH-funded research, long periods of
market monopoly, and multiple tax breaks that almost guarantee a profit.
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"A Potted HIstory of Herbal Medicine." National Institute of Medical Herbalists. N.p., n.d. Web.
1. History of herbal medicine
During the middle ages in Britain many people believed that herbs were signed by god and that their
appearance and characteristics revealed its medicinal uses. For example, Milk Thistle was believed to promote milk
flow of nursing mothers and Dandelions were assumed to be good for Jaundice because of the yellow color.
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2. History of herbal medicine
Botanical medicine became all the rage in nineteenth century America, when Samuel Thompson became
disenchanted with the side effects of regular physicians. His gentle root and herb approach to medicine became very
popular and was brought to Britain by Albert Coffin where it flourished.
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Buchman, Dian Dincin. Herbal Medicine. New York. Wings books, 1996. Print.
1.

Examples of herbal medicine

Even though much of the medical community ignores, perhaps even disdains, plant medicine as too old
fashioned, plants are nonetheless the basis for some of the most effective drugs.
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Examples of herbal medicine

Simple sugars in honey are immediately absorbed by the body, thus, if you need an immediate lif, add
honey to herbal tea.

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Source E

Herbal Medicine-Better Health Channel. Better Health Channel. State Government of

Victoria, 3 Sept. 2014. Web. 25 Sept 2014.
1.
Prescription vs Natural
Herbs can act on the body as powerfully as synthetic drugs and should be treated with the same care and respect.
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Herbal meds
Herbal medicine aims to return the body to a state of natural balance, so that it can start to heal itself.
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3.
Prescription drugs vs herbal medicine
A pharmaceutical drug typically uses a synthesized version of a plants active ingredient.
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Prescription drugs vs herbal medicine
Salicylic Acid is found in the plant meadowsweet and is used to make Aspirin...Aspirin causes the lining of the
stomach to bleed.
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Source F

Duke, James A., Ph.D. "How to Benefit From Herbal Medicine." Mother Earth News. Ogden
Publications, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
1.
Herbal meds in society
One reason herbs aren't better known in the United States is that the drug companies can't patent them yet.

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2.
Prescription drugs
Drug companies make much of their money by pulling the medicinally active molecules out of herbs, then tinkering
with them until they're chemically unique.
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3.
Prescription drugs
Many Americans believe we have the world's best health-care system that's certainly what medical doctors and
government health experts keep telling us. But did you know that a recent report in the journal of the American
Medical Association said that "adverse drug reactions are believed to be the leading cause of death in the United
States"?
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4.
Prescription drugs
Plenty of people assume that the pharmaceuticals their doctors prescribe are better than herbal medicines.
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5.
Prescription drugs
Of course, drug companies always say their unique molecules are better, stronger and safer than herbs. I'll readily
agree that they are stronger. In fact, they're often too strong and may have more side effects than their herbal
precursors.
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Prescription drugs
In some studies, herbs clearly perform better. Ginger, for example, has been shown to be superior to the
pharmaceutical dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) as a preventive therapy for motion sickness.
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Source G

"Herbal Medicine." University of Maryland Medical Center. VeriMed Healthcare Network., n.d.
Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
1.
History of herbal medicine
Ancient Chinese and Egyptian papyrus writings describe medicinal uses for plants as early as 3,000 BC. Indigenous
cultures (such as African and Native American) used herbs in their healing rituals, while others developed traditional
medical systems (such as Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine) in which herbal therapies were used.
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History of herbal medicine

Herbalism has a long tradition of use outside of conventional medicine. It is becoming more mainstream as improvements in
analysis and quality control along with advances in clinical research show the value of herbal medicine in the treating and preventing
disease.

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HIstory of herbal medicine

In the early 19th century, when chemical analysis first became available, scientists began to extract and modify the
active ingredients from plants. Later, chemists began making their own version of plant compounds and, over time,
the use of herbal medicines declined in favor of drugs. Almost one fourth of pharmaceutical drugs are derived from
botanicals.
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History of herbal medicine

In Germany, about 600 - 700 plant based medicines are available and are prescribed by some 70% of German
physicians. In the past 20 years in the United States, public dissatisfaction with the cost of prescription medications,
combined with an interest in returning to natural or organic remedies, has led to an increase in herbal medicine use.
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Source H

Verma, Atul, Alok Sharma, and Kavita Garg. "Herbal Medicine And Pharmacovigilance: A
Future Prospective." International Journal Of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 5.4 (2014): 3413-3417.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Oct. 2014.
1.

Prominent in society

Medicinal herbs as potential source of therapeutics aids has attained a significant role in health care system all over
the world for human beings not only in the diseased condition but also as potential material for
maintaining proper health.
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Prominent in society

It is clear that the herbal industry can make great strides in the world. With the increased use of herbal products, the
future worldwide labelling practice should adequately address quality aspects.
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Herbal meds in society

A major factor impeding the development of the medicinal plant based industries in developing
countries has been the lack of information on the social and economic benefits that could be derived from the
industrial utilization of medicinal plants.
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Source I

"Herbal Medicine versus Pharmaceutical Drugs." Complementary Healing Herbal Medicine

versus Pharmaceutical Drugs Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2014.
1.

Herbal meds vs prescription drugs

Ask someone what they initially think about herbal medicine and you will most likely receive a response stating how
ineffective, dangerous, unproved and unscientific it is.
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Herbal meds vs prescription drugs

pharmaceutical drugs are usually composed of synthetic materials. They can be very powerful, but on the other
hand a drug taken incorrectly and without precautions can have serious and even fatal consequences.
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Herbal meds vs prescription drugs

The United States government has reported 0 deaths due to consumption of herbal medicine. On the other hand,
pharmaceutical drugs such as doctor prescribed medicines and over the counter drugs kill more than one million
Americans every year.
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Herbal meds vs prescription drugs

Besides the obvious dangers of taking prescription drugs such as overdose/underdose, allergic reactions and
interactions, pharmaceutical drugs may be harmful because they have harmful inorganic compounds that an ordinary
person cannot necessarily digest and assimilate. These drugs can mask symptoms but that does not mean that they
are effective as a treatment for overall health.
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Herbal meds vs prescription drugs

Why is it better to use herbal medicine for your ailment even though there are many over the counter drugs available
on the market? The answer is that herbal medicines are natural based products, nearly always safer and effective.
Reported side effects and adverse effects are extraordinarily small compared to those reported against
pharmaceutical drugs.
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Source J

"Herbal Medicine Fundamentals." American Herbalists Guild. American Herbalists Guild, n.d.
Web. 10 Oct. 2014.
1.

Fundamentals of herbal meds

The primary focus of the herbalist is to treat people as individuals irrespective of the disease or condition they have
and to stimulate their innate healing power through the use of such interventions as herbs, diet and lifestyle.

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Fundamentals of herbal meds

The primary focus of conventional physicians is to attack diseases using strong chemicals that are difficult for the
body to process, or through the removal of organs. Not only does this ignore the unique makeup of the individual, but
many patients under conventional care suffer from side effects that are as bad as the condition being treated.
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Fundamentals of herbal meds

While herbalists are quite varied, the common love and respect for life, especially the relationship between plants
and humans, unites them.
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Fundamentals of herbal meds

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) primarily regulates the manufacture and labeling of herbal products and
has legal authority over assuring that products are manufactured correctly and are truthfully labeled with respect to
ingredients and claims. Additionally, there are a number of trade associations that require member companies to
adhere to specific codes of ethics and conduct their own testing programs.
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Fundamentals of herbal meds

Herbalists can practice either as primary health care providers or adjunctive health care consultants. Most visits to
an herbalist begin with a consultation about your past and current health history, your dietary and lifestyle practices,
or other factors related to your health issue.
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Source K

Kumar, Kapil, et al. "Some Herbal Drugs Used For Treatment Of Diabetes." Journal Of
Pharmacy Research 8.6 (2014): 714-717. Academic Search Complete. Web. 16 Oct. 2014.
1.

Benefits of herbal meds

Herbal drugs are more effective for long-standing health complaints that dont respond well to traditional medicine.
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Benefits of herbal medicine

Herbs are available without a prescription. Simple herbs, such as peppermint and chamomile, can be cultivated at
home.
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Herbal meds

Herbal market are globally increase due to safe drug delivery with fewer side effect
compared to synthetic drugs.
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Herbal meds

Herbal preparations are obtained by subjecting whole plant, frag-mented or cut plants, plants parts to treatments
such as extraction,distillation, expression, fractionation, purification, concentration or fermentation. These include
comminuted or powdered herbal sub-stances, tinctures, extracts, essential oils, expressed juices and pro-cessed
exudates.
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Limitations of herbal meds

An herbalist would not be able to treat serious trauma, such as a broken leg, nor would he be able to heal
appendicitis or a heart attack as effectively as a conventional doctor using
modern diagnostic tests, surgery, and drugs.
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Limitations of herbal meds

Self treatment with herbal drugs may consist of many risk factors. Moreover with no proper direction of doses may
lead to overdose. Consumption of herbal drugs without correct identification of plant i.e. use of wrong part of plant
may lead to poisoning. All herbal drugs are not safe; some may be poisonous or
may cause allergenic reactions.
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Source L

"Which Are More Dangerous: Alternative Medicines or Prescription Drugs?" Mercola.com. N.p.,
14 Jan. 2011. Web. 17 Oct. 2014.
1.

prescription drugs

More than a quarter of children and teens in the United States are taking a medication on a regular basis. Close to
seven percent are on two or more prescription drugs.
Prescribing medications to children can cause problems; many of them have not had their effects on children
researched.
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Herbal meds vs prescription drugs

A recent survey led found four deaths between 2001 and 2003 that were associated with use of alternative
treatments in Australia.
However, deaths associated with use of dietary supplements or alternative medicine are extremely rare compared to
the death toll from the medical errors and prescription drugs.
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Dangers of prescription drugs

Yet despite the well-documented dangers of prescription drugs and a painful recession, drug companies still
represent the nation's third most profitable business sector in the U.S.
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Dangers of prescription drugs

Drug companies are a top defrauder of the federal government. They've been hit with $14.8 billion in wrongdoing
settlements in the last five years but that's still cheaper than going about things the legal way.
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Dangers of prescription drugs

It's exceedingly hard to fathom that more than 25 percent of American youths are now taking prescription medication
on a regular basis. Among adolescents aged 10 to 19, the figure jumps to 30 percent, and nearly seven percent are
taking two or more drugs.This is an absolute prescription for disaster, and there's simply NO justification for it, other
than to maximize corporate profits for the drug cartels. These are kids for God's sake. How could it be possible that
one in four would need drug assistance in the healthiest years of their life?
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Dangers of prescription drugs

Few trends highlight the fatal flaws in the U.S. medical system more than our ruthless drugging of children. Not only
are kids coming down with chronic diseases once only seen in adults (heart disease, type 2 diabetes, depression),
but they are being medicated with toxic drugs rather than being taught how to get healthy, naturally.

In a couple of decades, these kids will find out that the medications they've been given have done nothing to heal
their bodies, and if nothing changes they will find themselves on an increasing list of drugs that will accelerate their
early demise.
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