Depending upon the severity of your condition, approximately three to six months of sustained high dosage is usually required before the body begins to heal itself. Then add one month for each year you have had the condition. There are many factors involved, such as the severity of the problem, the health of a person's digestion and assimilation, the amount of herbs taken, the stress a person is under, and so on. However, someone with problems such as constipation or blood sugar imbalance will often get excellent results within a day. Someone with joint pain may not feel any difference for several weeks or more.
Herbs are a gradual and safe way to build and maintain health.
Continue taking medicine because your body may be depending on it. Many people have gradually decreased drug dosage and frequency with the use of herbs. Be sure to consult with the physician who prescribed them. Herbs can also be taken with the meal itself, as you swallow your food. Others on a busy schedule take them first thing in the morning and last thing at night.