The same people who readily allow surgeons to cut out parts of their bodies would never allow an auto mechanic to hammer off part of their car when it seems unnecessary. Drugs are definitely more harmful than herbs and natural cures. Sergey Ignatov, Our comprehension of health and medicine like so many other things is based on both cultural traditions and personal perceptions. I was never taught that sitting in a draft or drinking cold liquids would make me sick neither does. On the other hand, we all have friends here who suffer at the mere mention of either.
Cures are as whimsical as causes of illness.
Two things are true, however. The first is that modern medicine evolved from ancient remedies and the second is that everything that exists is made of chemicals. My bottom line is to keep an open mind. There is no definitive answer and there shouldn t be. We are free to treat ourselves however we wish, with whatever makes us feel better.