Sunday, June 7, 2015

Comparing Natural Alternatives To Prescription Drugs

By Elaine Guthrie


The field of science has not been left behind in the current wake of modern technology; they have also come up with their own forms of modern medication and equipment. Modern medication also comes up with its own set of challenges and setbacks. It has been a blessing in disguise for some while to others it has been a total mess. In relation to these we compare natural alternatives to prescription drugs.

Prescription medicine, an example being the aspirin tablet, its known to cure mild headaches and joint aches. But on the other hand its known to be highly addictive. People tend to love prescribed drugs but tend to forget the side effect that these drugs come with. Some may be addictive like the aspirin but others are known to come with more severe side effects like delusion and even ulcers, some are suspected to be carcinogenic in nature. These side effects are not as common in the other alternatives as they are in prescribed medicine.

In terms of cost, raw medicine can be cheaper at times as compared to prescription drugs. This is because just as they are called they are natural, they are found in nature and since its free and at times cheaper than the prescribed manufactured drugs. The difference is cost is due to the manufacturing of the drug and also processing and distribution of the prescription medicine.

Prescribed medication is specialized to treat very specific ailments, they are made to do very precise tasks and once their duty is done they are no more. This is not the case in these alternatives; this usually is because they are natural. Whenever they are taken in they not only carry out the prescribed task but also add other values to the body, like the beetroot plant its known to add more blood to the body but also helps in cleansing the blood something that if the prescribed medication had to do it would have to be a set of drugs.

An example of a these alternative that cures many diseases is the Aloe Vera; this plant is known for curing many diseases without any side effect recorded. Its known to be a pain reliever in case one has pains and its also known to cure skin rashes. In comparison to sulphur it does not have the burn effect whenever it is used on the skin instead it has a smoothening effect.

Going natural has an advantage when it comes to dosage. This is because in case one takes an excess of a prescribed drug an overdose is likely to occur and when one takes too little of the drug the desired effect of this drug is not likely to be achieved. This is because prescribed drugs are made for specific purposes and natures, on the other hand natural alternatives rarely have an under dosage or overdose like in the case of prescription medication.

Modern science is slowly accepting the use of natures remedies in its practice; this is seen currently by the use of the leach to suck up extra blood in an operation instead of the use of pumps.

Modern science is slowly coming into a consensus that non-artificial means of mediation is also an alternative way for treatment in the current generation.




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