Why is there a worldwide increase in use of herbal/natural medicines?

Answer 1

It could be because:

1. People are more concerned about side effects associated with man made drugs. This is partially because drugs that are made in the laboratory cannot be made in the same form as they are in the environment. For example if you try and make an amino acid for a drug you would get a mix of isomers (different structures) in the laboratory, one of which is potentially dangerous. Therefore people prefer the natural route where there are only safe chemicals put into their drugs and not chemicals that are manufactured and potentially harmful.

2. Animal testing could be associated with man made drugs. There is more attention being given to animal rights and people are opting for the drug which avoids animal testing but produces the same effects.

3. Drugs obtained from the environment may be looked upon by some as natural healers. More spiritual people tend to prefer them and there are some people that won't use anything except them.

4. There have been many cures found to diseases from natural medicines. For example rosy periwinkle has been known to cure cancer in some individuals.

Answer 2

Alternative medicine has now come in vogue because of the supposedly natural way it heals diseases without so many side effects. However there is more fiction and myth concerning effects of herbal meds. Here are a few facts I got when I read on alternative medicine:

1. Alternative medicine capsules are also prepared in the laboratory and as such are also mixed with preservatives.
2. Some preservatives or contaminants of alternative drugs could also have lethal side effects, eg. lead and mercury poisoning
3. Alternative meds get approval from the FDA to market the drugs as "food supplements" with no approved therapeutic claims and yet there are ads claiming cures of certain diseases
4. Alternative meds are not tested on animals or human volunteers and as such we could not know beforehand of any adverse effects to expect. Some components have only been noted for their adverse effects only after so many people have used them.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It may be because allopathic/western medicine (drugs and surgery) have proven to be an absolute failure in treating the chronic, degenerative diseases that now predominate. Additionally, the adverse effects and often life-threatening risks associated with even the most common drugs (e.g. Advil, Motrin, Tylenol, Nexium, Celebrex, Statins, etc.) are just not acceptable to many people.

Answer 5

bit of a guess...

think generally people are worried now about consuming man made drugs (even tho most have natural origins) - natural stuff has always been around and some natural remidies are better than the man made stuff. many have more than one property too.

suppose people think its better and healthier, after all plants etc have been used for a long time and have worked fine

Answer 6

Because we have idiots like Prince Charles who think they know it all. Apparently, Prince Charles is the major user of alternative medicines on this planet!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4312780.stm

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

I do not think there are that many poorly informed people in the world. I doubt your statistics.

Answer 8

Where did you get this information? I doubt that it is true.