Side-effects of Medical Drugs

 

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Treating the Side-effects of Medical Drugs

THE FUTURE OF WESTERN HERBAL MEDICINE

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Glycyrrhiza glabra

An important future use of herbal medicine is treating the side effects of medical drugs.

One of the commonest causes of illness in the modern world is the side effects of conventional medication.


3 BENEFITS OF WESTERN HERBS

Where appropriate, Western herbs can:

  • replace conventional drugs
    as the therapy of choice
  • enhance the positive effects of conventional drugs, so that a reduced drug dose can be used
  • reduce the side-effects of
    conventional drugs and repair the effects of prolonged multi-medication

SIDE EFFECTS IN TERMS OF CHINESE SYNDROMES

The side-effects of some widely-used conventional drugs will be classified and explained in terms of Chinese syndromes.

 

HERBS AS ALTERNATIVES TO DRUGS

Jeremy will discuss herb combinations that can be used as alternatives to medical drugs. For example, antimicrobial herbs can be used as alternatives to conventional antibiotics, or anti-inflammatory herbs as alternatives to steroids and NSAIDS.

COMBINATIONS FOR SIDE EFFECTS

Jeremy will give full details of many combinations for specific drug side effects, including combinations for:

Steroid side effects
  • adrenocortical insufficiency
  • frequent infections
  • skin fragility
  • mood swings
Antibiotic side effects
  • diarrhea + nausea
  • digestive weakness + gastrointestinal inflammation
  • pseudomembranous colitis
  • frequent infections + ‘leaky gut’
  • ‘leaky gut’ + gastrointestinal infection
  • recurring respiratory infection
NSAID side effects
  • gastritis
  • peptic ulcer
  • anemia + gastrointestinal bleedinganemia + exhaustion
Polygala for side effects of beta-blockers

Polygala for side effects
of beta-blockers

Beta-blocker side effects
  • exhaustion
  • depression
  • mental dullness or confusion
  • cold extremities
  • impotence

 

 

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