Alternative medicine has become quite popular once again. One aspect of alternative medicine is the use of herbs for common ailments and disease prevention. Many people tend to believe that because herbs are all natural they are much safer than a man made drug. This is not true. Here are some things you need to consider when using any herbal remedy...

Herbs ARE medicines. Man has made many of the medicines we know and have used from plants with medicinal properties. However, man has regulated the strength and dosage of the medicinal ingredients. In the plant itself the medicinal strength may be so strong that a unsuspectingly small amount could be fatal. The best thing you can do is to remember that natural does not always mean safer. Always read all package labels and follow directions precisely when using herbal products. Although the use of herbs in pretty safe and beneficial, overdose on herbs is as real and deadly as overdose on prescription drugs.

Comfrey - What does this herbal remedy do?

One essential ingredient for the holistic, medicinal herb chest is Comfrey or Comfrey Root. The most commonly used part of this beautiful herbal plant is the root. As a poultice, the large leaves are good for making compresses.

Comfrey is easy to grow, and can become invasive under the right soil conditions. Overall, this valuable herbal remedy helps with any kind of inflammation, be it external or internal. After drying, the roots are coarsely chopped and resemble of the texture of cork. Manufactured comfrey is ground into a powder, and dispensed in capsules.

Comfrey, used as an herbal tea, helps with physical injuries, sprains, and inflammatory conditions like bronchitis, chest colds, sinusitis, menstrual difficulties, and joint problems. Roots must be boiled as opposed to steeped.

Preparing Comfrey herbal tea.

Many Americans are learning of the importance that minerals play in preventing and curing disease. Unfortunately, just as many have been left disappointed when they experienced the unpleasant effects often observed when they took any form of minerals including colloidal ones and/or trace minerals. Some developed severe headaches, red eyes, upset stomach and other maladies. It's been said repeatedly that nutrients should be delivered through foods and drinks, not from man's chemically processed substances.