Herbal Meds To Be Banned By 2011

Cancer is the PERFECT argument for pharmaceuticals!!! As I said before...NOT all meds are bad!!!! I use a lot of herbal remedies as they work for me. When they don't work, I'm the first in a doctor's office to get help!!! We ALL should use some common sense. There are charlatans in every walk of life & it is OUR job to ferret them out!!! I just don't like the idea of a large corporation having reasonable prices cures banned just so they can overcharge us for something that may very well kill us also!!!!

I do NOT think ANYTHING should be banned!!! I think everything should remain available & let us use OUR own common sense as far as what is good for us & what isn't!!!! I consider banning herbal meds tantamount to taking away one of my rights!!!

@nobbsy123 - I guess you just misjudge what kind of traditional medication have you taken. As I have said, there are lots of herbal medicines out there that didn't pass FAD certification. Just see the other side of the coin too. Not all herbal medicines are the same, that is why you should also ask your doctor before taking any medications. About the antibiotic that knocks your immune system, well sounds contradicting. Probably someone must have abused taking antibiotics. But there is one traditional Chinese medicine that I have trusted which will not interfere any of your organs or system and that is Cordyceps from Tiens (take note: prescribed by our doctor). I guess you must have felt so bad taking that wrong kind of medication but judging it as a whole is also not good before you can declare that "TRADITIONAL MEDICATIONS BE OFF THE SHELF". @LadyMarissa- Yes, give Altenative Medication or Traditional Herbal Medication a chance too. Just be wise to select which one is the best and safe by asking also your doctor.

I have been researching the How To's for some time now (even before seeing this announcement). A study on St Johns Wort showed... An analysis of twenty-nine clinical trials with more than five thousand patients was conducted by Cochrane Collaboration. The review concluded that extracts of St. John's wort were superior to placebo in patients with major depression. St. John's wort had similar efficacy to standard antidepressants. The rate of side effects was twice lower than for newer SSRI antidepressants and five times lower than for older tricyclic antidepressants. The SJW only cost me $9/month where the antidepressants the doc gave me cost $99/month & made me crazier than normal!!!

I don't think they should be banned either!!! The excuse for banning is "quality control". I haven't had ANY problems with the quality control of what I'm buying nor am I having any weird side effects!!!. ALL they're doing is raising the cost of staying healthy!!!!

Yes, the modern meds originated from the herbal remedies.

WELCOME TO MYLOT!!! You agreed what???

yes. you research. hundreds don't. because they think that herbal means safe. SJW would be dangerous for my husband because it would stop his medication working, due to the way it is absorbed into the body. and having taken us this long to get a combination of medication that works for him, I'd hate to mess that up. and likewise, I wouldn't take it because I know it could interfere with my contraception, and I don't want an unexpected pregnancy. I am not full of caca, I think herbal medicine is brilliant, if I didn't then I wouldn't have aspirations to train as a herbalist. but it IS medicine, and deserves all the respect that should come with that. and like any medication, some should be availiable over the counter and some should only be availiable under the supervision of a trained specialist. it needs to be respected. there are masses of side effects with herbalism. plants contain chemicals too. just because they are not produced synthetically in the lab doesn't mean that some of those effects will be adverse ones. herbal medicine needs just as much respect as any other type of medicine.

I work with plants direct from my own garden. plants certainly can be harmful to the human body, even the beneficial ones. of course plants contain chemicals. everything contains some kind of chemical. most chemicals are entirely natural. it's the chemicals which occur naturally in the plant that cause the physical responses in the body. be they good or bad. there are things growing in my garden that I may use for anxiety or insomnia from time to time, but I use them carefully, because excess use can cause nerve damage. prolonged use of some herbs can cause photosensitivity in your skin. due to an entirely natural chemical called Bergapten which is one of the plants chemical constituants. plants contain natural chemicals. this is a fact. there are MANY MANY herbs that can harm you. even among those commonly used as medicines. because herbs WORK they have a physical and chemical effect on the body. if they didn't, then they would be innefective. if you pick up any decent book on herbalism they will list the active chemicals present in the plant, and possible side effects of that chemical on the body. this is part of herbalism. be that from pre prepared remedies, or the plant in its raw form. I'm all for people using herbal medicines. I do myself, but if you truly believe that I am somehow being untruthful in saying that plants contain chemicals that have a reaction on the human body (does it not occur to you that the positive effects you have experienced are in fact chemical responses in the human body) , complete with a smiley that indicates you think it's utterly ridiculous to state this known fact as truth, just goes to show that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. plants contain chemicals that cause responses in the human body. FACT. without them, herbal medicines wouldn't work. this isn't some placebo effect after all. this is why a herbalist is in fact a fully trained medical professional. because they are working with chemicals. even if they are natural chemicals, and the chemicals act on the body. for good and for harm.

LOL Plants used as herbal medicine even if they contain chemicals are not at all harmful to human body. It is the nature of companies to mix them with chemicals for their own benefit :D. No natural herb extracted from plant if directly applied would ever harm any human species :D. What you are talking are those company made herbs, I would firmly say that you must never have used direct plant herbs, well not many people know about it :D. If plants have chemicals the animals you eat as non-vegitarian food contain those planet chemicals, those animal lick and eat what not things, still you eat them as healthy foood :D Goood lord :P and then say that herbal plants have chemicals that react on human body :D. Neways the choice depends personally with everybody what they prefer.

Once again, greed rears its ugly head!!! When I find a sale on an herbal remedy I like, I buy several bottles & use them as needed. Sometimes I build up a stock of them just in case they do get banned!!!

herbalism is a medical degree. you learn about anatomy, physiology and all the chemical aspects of the herbal MEDICATION you go on to dispense. and Ladymarissa, the controversy with St Johns Wort, is that like many herbal medicines, it is absorbed in the same way as many conventional medicines, and can affect their effectiveness. the best known example being with oral contraception. if someone is taking oral contraception and St Johns Wort, there is a very real risk of accidental pregnancy. in my husbands case it would stop his antipsychotics working. I don't beleive that the choice to take it should be taken away, but a lot of people don't RESPECT herbal medicines. they think that natural equals safe, but anything that has a real effect on your body needs to be respected. a lot of people will take medication without even reading the leaflet with it, and with herbal medicines, I wouldn't be surprised if even fewer people read the information provided, and would therefore be unaware of the eggect on their medication. because they think that with it being natural there are no side effects. I'm not saying that you personally don't respect them, or that you should have that choice taken away. I just think that there are a lot of people out there that need to be made aware that herbal medicines have very real effects and need just as much care as conventional medicines. most of them should be prescription only in my opinion.

That is the NEXT logical step!!!

I'm fond of the traditional herbal remedies that my family has used for generations!!! They were plenty good even before the FDA decided they needed control. I still believe that I should have the right to determine which medications I prefer to take NOT anyone else!!!!

once again we see the dangerous assumption that natural = safe. I should introduce you to some of the occupants of my garden. some of which could kill you, or at least make you very ill, down to others which can damage your skin if you touch them, and others that taken internally can stop any other meds you're on working. natural doesn't mean safe. it needs just as much respect as anything made in a lab.