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HOW A GOOD HERBAL REMEDY IS DEVELOPED – COMBINING REMEDIES

The purpose of combining remedies is to enhance the effect of one through the addition of another. If a calcium deficiency is to be treated, it will be necessary to make sure that there is not a deficiency of silica at the same time. If there is, the patient must take both minerals. Supposing he also suffers from night sweats and at the same time wants to get rid of a bad cough; for the first, sage (Salvia) would be needed and for the second, extract of pine buds or lance-leaf plantain (also known as ribwort, or Plantago lanceolata) would be the indicated remedy.

It will be clear, therefore, that in order to cure different illnesses, the doctor can choose a suitable combination of remedies, but he must be careful that the individual remedies are compatible. There are some that vitalise the body, while others have a relaxing effect. As a rule, a knowledge of pharmacology is required to be able to choose and combine remedies correctly. Still, even in former times, when physicians were not so well trained and informed as they are today, they hit upon remedies by accurate observation and careful analysis of their findings. They were successful in discovering effective combinations, with one remedy increasing the effect of another, so that the action of the combined ingredients was greatly improved. However, if the combined remedies do not complement one another, not being compatible, the total effect can be reduced rather than enhanced.

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