Some Questions and Answers

Q. What is herbal medicine?
A. For thousands of years humans have been using herbs to stimulate healing with regard to many different health problems, as well as to maintain vigorous, good health. Many modern drugs have their origin in traditional folk remedies, such as aspirin, morphine, digoxin, and many more. Orthodox medicine to a very large extent is based on drugs isolated from plants. Herbal medicine uses the whole plant in a gentler and safer way for restoring a patient's health. In many European countries herbal products have been available by prescription and over the counter for a long time, and now herbs are starting to move into the forefront of American healthcare.

Q. Are herbs drugs or foods?
A. Herbal remedies act very much like foods. In the United States we make a distinction between foods and drugs, but in fact many common foods can be used for their medicinal actions. Is ginger, for example, a food or a drug? The correct answer is that it is both. Most herbs, as edible plants, are as safe to take as food. They have virtually no side effects as natural medicines.

Q. How does herbal medicine work?
A. -Herbs promote elimination of wastes and poisons from the liver, bowel, kidneys, lungs, and skin.
-Herbs help overcome infection by stimulating the body's defense mechanisms and by their direct anti-microbial, anti-viral, anti-parasitic, and anti-fungal action.
-Herbs stimulate "atonic" organs.
-Herbs work as a sedative for overactive organs and the nervous system.
-Herbs enhance blood and lymph circulation.
-Herbs reduce inflammation and irritation.
-Herbs promote hormonal balance.
-Herbs are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other vital substances and are involved in the important biochemical processes which control the functioning of the body and mind.

Q. Can conventional medical treatment be combined with herbal medicine?
A. In China, Russia, and many European countries such as Germany and France, herbal medicine coexists successfully with Western-style medicine.
Specialists at BIOTHERAPY CLINIC have decades of experience successfully applying prescription drugs in conjunction with herbal medicine. In many cases herbal medicine can enhance the therapeutic results of the traditional medical approach.

Q. What kind of herbs do you use?
A. At BIOTHERAPY CLINIC we use unique herbal formulations based on European, Oriental, Russian, and American herbology and our own 30 years of experience with herbs and natural healing.

Q. How are the herbal preparations taken?
A. At BIOTHERAPY CLINIC we use the different types of preparations that are most common to herbal medicine and that are the most convenient. Dosages are adjusted for age and the condition of the patient. Among the types of herbal administrations that we use are:
-Herbal teas
-Commercially prepared herbal extracts and tinctures
-Warm and cold compresses
-Colonic herbal irrigation
-Vapor baths

Q. Is there a difference between your herbs and vitamins and the products available in supermarkets and health food stores?

We offer to you the highest level of quality and safety combined with scientific research to maximize the effectiveness. We offer you the best! All our herbal formulas are unique and personally formulated by Peter Melamed, Ph.D. and manufactured for us by the most reputable companies in the United States. Over 30 years of experience as a medical doctor and holistic practitioner, Peter Melamed, Ph.D. has acquired tremendous expertise in the application of herbs for various conditions and diseases. Everything else we purchased from the finest companies on the market.


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