THE CONCEPT OF

HERBAL TREATMENT
CLEANSING
Detoxification and Elimination
HEATING
Moving circulation
COOLING
Stimulating digestion
TONIFICATION
Supporting Nourishment and
Repair

THE CONCEPT OF
HERBAL TREATMENT
CLEANSING
Detoxification and elimination
DISEASES ARE CAUSED BY TOXIN
TOXIN ELIMINATED BY NATURAL MECHANISM :
VOMITING
URINE
COUGH
SWEAT

THE CONCEPT OF
HERBAL TREATMENT
CLEANSING
Detoxification and elimination
(continued)

THE FAILURE OF NATURAL MECHANISM WILL

CAUSE TOXIFICATION
DETOXIFICATION AND ELIMINATION CAN BE DONE

BY MECHANISM OF :
LAXATIVES
DIURESIS
CHOLERETIC
MUCOLYTIC
EXPECTORANT

THE CONCEPT OF
HERBAL TREATMENT
TIPICALLY IN HERBAL
THERAPEUTICS,
ELIMINATORY MEASURES
WERE THE FIRST STAGE OF
TREATMENT

THE CONCEPT OF
HERBAL TREATMENT
HEATING
Moving the Circulation
IT WAS APPARENT TO ALL HUMANS THAT
HEAT EQUATED TO VITALITY
IN MODERN TERM HEATING REMEDIES USED IN

FEVER MANAGEMENT ARE CALLED

DIAPHORETICS AS THEIR MAIN EFFECT IS TO
INCREASE PERSPIRATION

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HERBAL TREATMENT
HEATING
Moving the Circulation
(continued)
SWEAT WAS UNDERSTOOD NOT ONLY AS A
COOLING AGENT, BUT ALSO AS THE PRIME
ELIMINATORY ROUTE IN FEBRILE DISEASE
HEAT IN MODERN TERM EQUATED ALSO TO
CIRCULATION.

THE CONCEPT OF
HERBAL TREATMENT
COOLING
STIMULATING DIGESTION

COOLING WAS QUALIFY THE HEAT OF

STOMACH AND CAUSE DIGESTION

THE CONCEPT OF
HERBAL TREATMENT
TONIFICATION
SUPPORTING NOURISHMENT AND REPAIR
TONICS WERE TAKEN TO REFER TO REMEDIES WITH

SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPORTIVE REPUTATIONS

SUPPORT SOME ASPECT OF BODY FUNCTION

TONIFICATION WAS OFTEN THE FINAL STAGE OF HERBAL
TREATMENT

THE CONCEPT OF HERBAL

MEDICINE USAGE
HERBAL MEDICINE IS A COMPLEX
FORMULATION, WHILST A DRUG IS A SINGLE
AGENT

LIFE IS INDEED CHEMICALLY COMPLEX, IT

DOES SEEM LOGICAL THAT, JUST AS OUR
FOODS ARE CHEMICALLY COMPLEX, SO
SHOULD OUR MEDICINE BE

THE IMPORTANT CONCEPT IN HERBAL

PHARMACOLOGY IS SYNERGICITY

THE CONCEPT OF HERBAL

MEDICINE USAGE
SYNERGICITY
CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN PLANTS WHICH
HAVENT PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY, PLAY A
ROLE AS AN AGENT TO INCREASING STABILITY,
SOLUBILITY, BIOAVIABILITY, OR HALF TIME OF
THE ACTIVE COMPOUND

ASCORBIC ACID IN CITRUS EXTRACT WAS MORE

AVAILABLE THAN ASCORBIC ACID ALONE
(American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 1988, 48, 601-4)

ARE HERBAL MEDICINES GENERALLY

SAFE?

it is best to use herbal medicine

under the guidance of a medical
professional

The active ingredients in many

herbs and herbal supplements are
not known

Some herbal supplements have

been found to be contaminated

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herbalmedic

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GARLIC
USES BASED ON SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

Grade

High cholesterol
small reductions in total blood cholesterol and low-density
lipoproteins ("bad cholesterol") over short periods of time (4 to 12
weeks). Effects on high-density lipoproteins ("good cholesterol") are
not clear. Well-designed and longer studies are needed in this area.

Anti-fungal (applied to the skin)

Several studies describe the application of garlic to the skin to treat
fungal infections, including yeast infections.

Anti-platelet effects (blood thinning)

The effects of garlic on platelet aggregation have been assessed in
several human trials. Because garlic has been associated with
several cases of bleeding, therapy should be applied with caution.

Atherosclerosis ("hardening" of the arteries)

Preliminary research in humans suggests that deposits of
cholesterol in blood vessels may not grow as quickly in people who
take garlic.

A: Strong scientific evidence for this use; B: Good scientific evidence for

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Side Effects and Warnings

Bad breath, body odor, and allergic reactions; rash or

skin
burns, both in people taking garlic therapy and in
food
preparers handling garlic

Other reported side effects include dizziness,

increased
sweating, headache, itching, fever, chills, asthma
flares,
and runny nose.

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Interactions with Drugs

garlic may increase the risk of bleeding when

taken with drugs that also increase the risk of
bleeding. Examples include aspirin,
anticoagulants, anti-platelet drugs and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Garlic may lower blood sugar levels. Caution

is advised when using medications that may
also lower blood sugar.