Why Herbal Medicine?
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nbsp; It’s
the question on everyone’s tongue when I first tell them what I do. This is understandable, given the =
public
view of alternative medicine and the public view of allopathic medicine:
somewhere in the back of our collective American unconscious, we still see a
very specific image when the word ‘doctor’ is uttered: that of =
an
aging male demigod, who knows more about our bodies and minds than we do, w=
ith
a comforting but somewhat brusque attitude, ready with a pill that will fix
whatever may be wrong with us. It
is difficult for many to imagine why anyone would turn from that reassuring,
prevalent Norman Rockwell G.P.
&=
nbsp; A
common experience amongst herbal and other alternative practitioners seems =
to be
a poor experience with allopathic medicine – the image is decimated, =
and
there seems nothing to do but to take medicine in one’s own hands. Sit at any herbal conference, and =
you
will find a handful of traditionally trained practitioners – and a
staggering number of people whom the prevailing medical system has failed, =
who
then sought to learn how to care for themselves. Allopathic doctors are only human
beings, despite popular conception, and so inevitably mistakes are made; an=
d,
when that happens, people tend to feel betrayed because of their high
expectations.
&=
nbsp; There
are herbal and other alternative practitioners who feel that the allopathic
physician has no place in modern medical practice, but I am not one of
them. The future of American
medical practice rests in cooperation rather than in one contingent decimat=
ing
another, especially because the strengths and weaknesses of herbal medicine=
are
nearly directly opposite that of allopathic medicine=
217;s. In working together, an allopathic
physician, a nutritionist, and an herbalist could, in my opinion, provide
superior health care.
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nbsp; So,
let’s briefly discuss those strengths and weaknesses, shall we?
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