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When you're not feeling well, do you prefer to use conventional medicine (like from a doctor or pharmacy) or do you lean towards herbal alternatives? Why or why not? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by occultist8128 to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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i've been thinking about how people approach health when they're feeling unwell. some folks prefer to go to a doctor or use pharmaceutical medicine from the pharmacy, while others choose herbal remedies or alternative treatments. personally, i prefer using herbal remedies because i believe that all the ingredients in pharmaceutical medicines ultimately come from nature, and we can find those remedies ourselves in plants. what about you?

edit: cmon guys it's not about the traditional vs modern treatment. just wanna know other's opinion about this..

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I only use herbal medicine if I know that what I have is not serious, it's something that would go away on itself, and I just want to relieve the symptoms.

examples

Symptom	Herb	Why I probably got this way
Upset stomach	peppermint	greasy food
Intestinal cramps	star anise, turmeric	either beans or peanuts
Migraine	ginger	biological clock went nuts again
Hangover	yerba mate	see that half-empty bottle of vodka?
Common cold	ginger, lemon leaves, honey	Every single spring I get a cold.

I do it because I prefer milder approaches for mild issues, but the efficacy of this sort of herbal med is fairly limited.

[–] occultist8128 3 points 10 months ago

i also got a list like this in my notebook!

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