Sugar Blossom

Up to 90 percent of people turn to complementary medicine, including many potential “cures” using herbal compounds, to cure their ills as they get older. Usually they are seeking nontraditional remedies for low back pain, headaches, arthritis and other joint pain, insomnia, depression, and, of course, aging. It’s big business, bringing in over $15 billion a year in the United States alone. Treatment modalities include diet, herbs, massage, breathing, and detoxi?cation. Numerous herbal medicines are effective in the treatment of disease (shown in Table 1.4, on the next page) but have not necessarily become mainstream by any means.

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