Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine and many conventional drugs are both derived from plants; however, the two are really quite different. Conventional drugs, unlike herbal medicine, must be approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration, and are based on an active ingredient. Conventional drugs, which are not an herbal medicine, are based on a chemical that is made in a laboratory, even though it may have originally come from a plant.
Herbal medicine, on the other hand, is taken from the natural chemicals within a plant. To make herbal medicine, the extract can be taken in its original form, can be combined with other herbal extracts, or it could be refined. When an herbal medicine is refined, the essential extract is taken out of the plant source, concentrated and then added back to make the original herbal medicine more potent.
The most common herbal medicines and vitamin supplements can have serious side effects for some patients, so they should be approached with caution. Herbal medicine, such as gingko biloba and vitamin E, which acts as a blood thinner, can be dangerous when taken with aspirin, which also acts as a blood thinner.
Dandelion is an herbal medicine that is said to work as a diuretic, but it can interact with and over-enhance the effects of prescription diuretics, which can lead to dehydration, loss of potassium in the body, and even disrupt heart-rhythm.
Many patients who take an herbal medicine may not tell their dentist because they are worried that they’ll be told to stop taking it. But, as herbal medicine becomes more popular, many dentists are actually beginning to use them in their practices. Check with your dentist because he or she might even have an herbal medicine for you.
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