Herbal Medicines
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What has been on the earth for hundreds of years, pushed out of the way and forgotten, and now the number one drug of America and other countries around the world? It is herbal medicine. have lasted through all the new technology of penicillin and over-the-counter antibiotics and are still one of ....
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.... are usually "more dillute, slower acting and their side effects are usually less severe"(Flint np). Since herbs do tend to be more dillute, it decreases the risk of the more serious side effects that come along with the stonger drugs. Antibiotics, as a drug, may do more to the body than just get rid of the bacteria or virus. That is why Ann Beemer, a Pierre, S.D., sophomore, said "she felt good about taking zinc and Echinacea tablets when she had a cold." She felt they were more gentle ....
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