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Herbal Medicine: Conditions
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Herbal medicine cannot replace modern allopathic medicine, especially in acute and emergency conditions, but it is certainly complementary. In self-terminating illness and particularly in chronic conditions, correct use of herbs can excel in reducing and relieving symptoms, maintaining health and improving quality of life in a cost-effective and relatively side-effect free way.
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Although herbal preparations are widely used as self medication for acute conditions, practitioners of herbal medicine tend to concentrate on treating chronic conditions. A typical caseload might include asthma, eczema, premenstrual syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, migraine, menopausal symptoms, chronic fatigue, and irritable bowel syndrome. Herbalists do not tend to treat acute mental or musculoskeletal disorders.
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Chinese herbal medicines are prescribed either singly or made into formulae which take into account the individual therapeutic action of each herb and well as the effects when combined together. A well constructed formula maximises the effectiveness for treating a particular condition, while counteracting and minimising the unwanted effects of an individual herb.
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