We hear this phrase in our day-to-day life time and again, in relation to allopathic medicines. Some people are so obsessed with PERCEIVED side-effects of allopathic medicines, that they prefer to ignore their diseases altogether. I do not understand where from this concept has crept into our society that natural medicines have NO side-effects and allopathic medicines have SERIOUS side-effects. Have you not heard of poisonous mushrooms and poisonous herbs? Those are also natural.
I, as a medical doctor, know for sure that even if you drink simple water in excess, it will give you side-effects in the form of nausea. And If you drink it in large quantities in a short span of time, it can cause the level of sodium in your blood to drop too low. That condition is called water intoxication and can be fatal at times. So claiming that particular natural therapies have no side-effects is just a…
