-=> Did Jerry Schwartz say this to Ketira? <=-
 JS> The usual argument I've heard in favor of herbal supplements is that
 JS> in addition to the main ingredient (the vitamin C in rose hips, for
 JS> example) they include other compounds which do things the chemically
 JS> pure vitamins do not.  You seem to be saying that the more complex
 JS> natural compounds would have fewer, rather than more, side effects and
 JS> I don't understand that. 
Think of it this way:  Before we had supplements, people ate the vitamin
at its source --and to continue your example:  Sailors would keep oranges
on their ships to fight scurvy, which is a *defiency* of Vitamin C.
MHO:  Herbal remedies are easier on the body's biosystem than pharmacutical
(sp) supplements would be.  I was looking for an alternate to dexedrine 
that wouldn't raise my BP so much the way dexedrine does.  I *need* either
of them to help me focus; I just don't want some of the nasty side effects.
Hope this helps you understand.....
Blessings,
Ketira
... 'May your life be interesting'---Shin'a'in curse
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