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Treating
the Side-effects of Medical Drugs
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THE FUTURE OF WESTERN HERBAL MEDICINE
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.
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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
Beta-blocker side effects
- exhaustion
- depression
- mental dullness or confusion
- cold extremities
- impotence
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Treating
the Side-effects of Medical Drugs