Do you think herbal remedies are better than antibiotics?

My opinion is both have they pro and cons. Sometime certain illness can be cured by 'western' medication but others can be by TCM or herbs. In TCM context, herbs are to get rid of the 'roots' of the illness and western practise is to cure the illness.

Herbal and natural remedies are great for many things...but antibiotics save lives. Live well and prevent as much as you can, but if you get a severe infections - take the antibiotics!

I personally don't think its about herbal or non herbal (PS i like herbal)

but i think it's really about a holistic view of health. I mean, herbal remedies are usually taking more into account than the symptoms, and they are usually focused on preventative maintenance as well where as most modern medicine is designed just to cover over symptoms.

and i think bex_xeb is talking about a very similar and important piece of it too!

I like to call herbal remedies 'natural medicine', and the NailTechnician is correct that herbals treat the whole person and the underlying cause of a health problem....rather than antibiotics and many other medicines....which aren't prescribed or used until there is a problem. In other words, modern medicine only treats the symptoms. Herbal medicine treats the cause and the symptoms.

I am all about herbal remedies. There are so many parts of nature out there that can fix us. And we get sick in the first place because we havent been eating natural things!

hello

I totally agree with you 2

Herbal and natural cures are amazing.

Im glad im not the only one who think this 2