People take herbs for several reasons. Individuals prefer taking natural medicines than pharmaceutical drugs and OTC drugs for self treatable health problems. In today's societies, natural medicine is becoming more mainstream. The baby boomers now make up a large portion of consumers in the natural products industry. In a poll conducted by Prevention Magazine and reported by NBC News, one-third of Americans use herbal medicines and spend an average of 54 US dollars on herbal products, adding up to 3.4 billion dollars worth of sales.
People take herbs for several reasons.
Individuals prefer taking natural medicines than pharmaceutical drugs and OTC drugs for self treatable health problems. Secondly, the herbs are consumed to maintain wellness and increase strength and elevate immune system functions. Thirdly, herbs are taken to prevent degenerative diseases. The scientific studies and implementation of these herbs is timely, due to the fact that airborne viruses and immune deficiency disorders are becoming more commonplace in our societies and many allopathic medicines do not seem to have the capacity to control, let alone cure, these chronic illnesses. The scientific research in Australia and in the U.S. have confirmed the efficacy in treating bacterial and fungal skin infections and also verifying minimal adverse reactions.