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28 The Game, March 2008
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Safety and Efficacy of Herbal Supplements aTnd Remedies By Dr. Gordon Chang, Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals
pute. It is easy to forget that many of today’s modern drugs were  rst iso- lated from plants and then chemically modi ed into the form that is sold by the modern pharmaceutical companies. While many modern pharmaceutical drugs are wonderful at treating acute conditions they have a poor record
he question usually asked the use of medicinal herbs to prevent regarding herbal remedies is and treat illness has fallen into disre-
“do they work?” or “do they work mainly because of a placebo effect (the bene t is only in one’s head)?” While these questions are certainly justi ed they are equally applicable to many modern pharmaceuticals but are seldom applied to modern drugs. When herbal remedies are given to animals the placebo effect does not apply because the animal does not know how it is expected to respond. On a more scienti c footing, herbal remedies work because they usually have a long history of use even though in many societies this information is not recorded but passed on by word- of-mouth. In many modern societies the use of herbal remedies has become almost non-existent. Fortunately there are a dedicated few who have tried to keep the knowledge of the use of herbs alive.
at treating chronic conditions with- out major or dangerous side effects. With very few exceptions herbs tend to have a much higher safety margin than many modern drugs, and most dangerous herbs are not easily available to the general public.
Human beings have used herbs
for food and medicine for as long as humankind has existed. Some herbs have been used both as food (e.g. ginger as a spice) and also as medicine (ginger for nausea). Every society in existence has used plants (herbs) to prevent and also to treat illness with varying degrees of success. With the advent of modern pharmaceuticals
It is known that the active constituents of many herbal remedies are very low, yet they are as active
as some of the more modern drugs which have a much higher dose of the active compound. The reason
that herbal remedies are effective is because herbal remedies often have many different compounds which have a similar physiological effect on the body, and even though they are in a lower concentration their positive effects may be multiplicative
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The Signi cance Of Active Con- stituents
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