Question

Pharmacology of natural medicines Efficacy vs. Toxicity.

Answer 1

Natural medicines are medicines made from herbs obtained naturally. Natural medicines helps to cure major diseases like skin disorders, hormonal deficiencies , blood pressure, diabetes.

Efficacy :

Natural medicines are more cost-effective than pharmaceutical medicine.

Natural medicines stimulates immune system and protects from diseases occurs due to lack of immunity . It helps to cleanse bowel and detoxify all waste products in form of cleansing enemas.

Toxicity :

The most common toxic occurs with natural medicine is :

- Renal failure and Liver failure:

Herbal medicines are generally considered more safe. Administering these medicines to patient with altered renal function and liver disorders will results in harmful complications due to toxicity.

The metabolism of drugs taken place in liver and most of the end products are excreted through kidneys. Patient with hepatic diseases like cirrhosis , hepatitis ,fibrosis of liver and renal disorders like renal failure, nephrotic syndrome should not take herbal medicine. Administering herbal medicines in this patients will results in nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity.