Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 Hello all, I went to a Gehlar Nutrition Lecture last month about using herbal medicine wisely. It was at our local hospital. I have wanted to put something together with some websites to share and " sound " really informative but never seem to get there. I have started to check out these sites and they seem very interesting. Some require subscriptions to get the full benefit. I have no training in herbal use, but am always willing to learn and am very interested in using alternative medicine for myself and my children but am kinda scared. Anyway hopefully some of this info will be new to some of you and you will find it useful. I have learned so much from all of you and would like to give something back. Some interesting facts about herbs and what I learned at this lecture: Sales of herbal supplements are up 400% since 1990 $4 billion spent last year on herbal medicine(more than traditional meds) 60 million people using supplements Pharmacy growth: herbal supplement was largest area of growth 45% of seniors use herbal supplements 40-72% of patients do not tell their doctor about their use of supplements. How used: As preventative=41% As treatment for illness=23% Both=36% 6 of the top 20 pharmaceuticals are plant based. 75% of the 20 have indirect plant origins. Where people are getting their info: 28% books 24% family 20% friends 18% internet, tv or radio 10% other (he asked, " where is doctor in this? " ) Reported and interesting study on liver toxicity and the use of Kava. Look at http://www.consumerlab.com under their recalls & warnings section. The doctor lecturing was Robert Alan Bonakdar MD, who is a clinical and research fellow at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. He is building a website that shows which herbs interact with which medications. http://www.herbmed.net He said the " Mother of all sites is " http://www.healthfinder.gov Some more sites to check out: http://www.naturaldatabase.com http://www.tnp.com I asked afterward if their were any studies on Oregano hydrosol or oregano in general and he said that there were. (Butch has " peeked " my interest for sure) I haven't found it yet but will keep trying as time allows. Have a great day! Margaret _______________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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