Are Herbs Just Suppressing Symptoms? #51

Herbs can help resolve the underlying issue of a health condition and work towards a sustainable, long-term improvement of health. But they can also control symptoms for short-term relief in effective ways and with way fewer side effects than pharmaceuticals. Using herbs to manage symptoms can help to stop the downward spiral of health problems, but it should ideally be combined with herbs that address the actual root cause of the problem for a long-term cure. For example, a person with high blood pressure could use herbal diuretics to lower blood pressure, but this would just suppress a symptom, similar to a drug (but with fewer side effects). Ideally, this approach would be combined with herbs and foods that actually repair and strengthen the cardiovascular system, for example, hawthorn berries and garlic. Listen to the episode for more examples, and how I treated my intense neck pain last week with Lobelia tincture! For more detailed info about the root cause of many chronic ailments and how herbs can help address them, you might consider joining my classes! If you sign up for the ⁠Herb Student Membership on Ko-Fi⁠ you will get the Zoom link to upcoming classes, and you will immediately unlock the video recordings of 20plus of my herbal videos, classes, and herbal case studies! A lot of great material to help you learn and deepen your understanding of medicinal herbs and empower you to use herbs in a safe and effective way! Topics of past classes are Herbs for the Nervous System, Medicinal Mushrooms, Immune Support, Hormonal Balance, Herbs for the Brain, and more! I'm looking forward to being with you! Classes include a Q&A part with me, to answer all of your herbal questions, and to share which herbs you are taking and your experience with them so students can learn from each other in a classroom setting. We are a really lovely group of people from different parts of the world and would love to welcome you! Would you like to work with me one-on-one and book your Online Health Consultation? Send me a message through the contact form on my website: www.herbalhelp.net Or click on my calendar to book a free 20 min call to get your questions answered directly or just for a meet and greet! I am a professional, clinical Herbalist registered with the American Herbalists Guild and would love to give you personalized help! Follow me on Instagram: herbal.help Come and join the monthly herbal online classes!  Join my free herbal channel on Telegram!  You just have to download and set up the Telegram App on your phone first (it's easy!), then click this link to join my channel. YouTube Channel: Herbal Help by Tamara This show is meant for educational purposes only. This is not health advice. Please send me a message through the contact form on my website.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/downtoearthherbalism/message