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Whole Herbs vs. Standardized Herbs As the widespread use of herbal and natural therapies take over a larger portion of the market, the pharmaceutical giants are becoming increasingly anxious to tap into the financial growth of the growing herbal market. Standardization is a process where medical science identifies what they feel is the active ingredient and attempts to isolate, concentrate and regulate the potency of the active ingredient for each herbal product. While standardization may be useful when doing controlled medical research when precise dosage and response is measured, often the overall quality herbs are compromised causing them to be chemically unbalanced. These herbs are then potentiated to reach certain standardized constituents making them more drug-like, without the protection of their natural gentleness and balance. One of the greatest

strengths of herbal medicine is the diversity found within each herb. Unlike drugs, individual herbs are not disease or condition specific. Within each herb are the cofactors, synergists, buffers and supporting chemicals that render the utilization of the active ingredients safe, nontoxic and balancing to the body. Since all body parts and systems are interrelated and disease effects more than one body part, it makes sense to take a complete herb that will work with each part of the problem rather than isolated or concentrated standardized "active ingredients". Suzi What is a

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