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Aunt Polly was obsessed with administering various homemade remedies to treat illnesses and ailments. She believed in the power of natural remedies and often used herbs and other ingredients to concoct medicines for her family and community.
Many natural remedies, like herbs, yoga and acupuncture claim to treat asthma. As of 2012, none of these remedies have been proven to reduce the effects of asthma in clinical studies that doctors would approve.
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People have different opinions about which is better. Some say pills and medicines are better. According to this belief, drugs are scientific and therefore proven to work. Others, who believe herbs and other natural remedies are better, point out that drugs often only treat the symptoms, not the cause of the problem. They also say that herbal and natural remedies treat the cause of the disease and do so without the harsh side effects of medical drugs.
Plants with medicinal properties are called herbal remedies when administered to treat diseases.
Tuberculosis, inactive Meningitis, and Hansen's disease are some of the illnesses that Rifampin can be used to treat. Rifampin is an antibiotic and is used to treat illnesses caused by bacterial infection.
"To cope with illnesses brought on by the climate, [New England] colonists heeded Native Americans and looked to local plants and herbs as medicines. For instance, colonists learned from Native Americans that the Boneset plant could be used to break fevers and chills and could treat diseases ranging from colds and influenza to malaria and typhoid." from THE AMERICANS page 61
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Homeopathic physicians treat illnesses with small does of specially prepared plant extracts and minerals. These physicians believe that performing this type of health treatment will increase the body's own natural defenses for fighting off an illness.
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Treat illnesses that do not require hospitalization.
Antispasmodic herbs may help to relax the muscles. In addition, herbs that can help balance the stimulus from the nervous system are often recommended.