What is Herbal Therapeutics
Herbal therapeutics is the ancient long established empirical practice of using herbs to assist the healing of the mind, body, and soul. It is a holistic health modality used in conjuction with other modalities to complement the healing process. This may include counseling, body therapy, energy therapy, nutritional counseling, etc. It is important to note that it is the primal system of healing as it was practiced for most of human beings history on earth. In contrast, modern medicine is fairly recent. Although modern medicine is considered “orthodox medicine,” herbal therapeutics is the more correct bearer of the title.
Benefits of Using Herbs
Herbs can benefit you because when used correctly, they work by stimulating the bodies own healing abilities. In essence, herbs work with the body not against it. The fundamental principals behind the use of herbs for healing is that the body is originally designed to heal itself if given the proper inner and external nutrients.
How Alaafia Holistic Health Incorporates Herbal Therapeutics
Alaafia Holistic Health incorporates herbal therapeutics by making powerful and effective herbs available to the public and also by suggesting certain herbs to clients following health counseling.
While we use herbs from all over the world, our primary focus is on traditional African herbs which have a long established history of effective use. Many of the herbs suggested though our services have effects on both the physical, emotional and spiritual body.
Safety of Herbal Therapeutics
Although millions have effectively used herbs with good results, there has recently been a growing concern on the safety in using herbs. This concern has for the most part been promoted by the extremely lucrative and influencial pharmaceutical industry who oftentimes see the use of herbs as a threat to their bottom line. Greater than 26,000 times more people die from preventable medical misadventure and properly regulated, properly prescribed and properly used drugs than from dietary supplements.
While safety is a relevant concern with any healing modality, by using common sense and following the advice of your qualified health professional, you should have not to worry. In truth, when you look at the actual statistical data, the use of herbs including all the other dietary supplements account for LESS THAN .001% of the total deaths in the US. You are less likely to die from taking a supplement including herbal supplement than dying from bee stings, sports injuries, lightening, animal bites, horse riding, radon gas, etc, etc.
Safety of Properly Prescribed Medicine
On the otherhand, properly researched, regulated, prescribed and properly used drugs are the fourth most common cause of death – but they are never reported. (Source, Journal of the American Medical Association –
They range 90,000 to 160,000 deaths per year! That’s a Boeing 747 crashing every day!
46 people die every day from Aspirin alone in the USA.
When you factor in medical treatments, including hospitalizations the figures increase dramatically. For more information including documentation for further research, check out this article:
When was the last time you seen an herb advertised on television?
When was the last time you saw a pharmaceutical drug advertised on television?
When the answers to these questions are considered along with the statistical data, there absolutely should be a concern. This is one of the purposes of Alaafia Holistic Health, to educate consumers about the benefits of many holistic health modalities and the potential dangers to allopathic medicine.
