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Features Editor Capsult A home cooked meal is a biloba and g luxury almost every to strengthei college student craves. Even fa When you're lucky cinnamon, p enough to eat at home, have been chances are your mother ailments, uses herbs and Hundre seasonings if she makes dinner from websites ha scratch. drugs and h Rosemary, oregano and thyme are We been cl common herbs that add flavor to food any illness, prepared by everyday cooks and gourmet to vaginal y chefs alike. While these herbs are widely Other ] recognized as culinary necessities, the depression, 1 medicinal value of herbs like witch hazel, tooth decaj St. John's wort, and silverweed are not others are nearly as well known. aphrodisiac But the popularity of using herbs in loss medical place of traditional medicines is growing, control and "We see more (customers) now than But the r a year, year and a half ago," said Don do not have Imel, master herbologist and owner of or clinical < Alternative Health, a health center and Most of the store in West Columbia. of herbs coi Two popular herbs at Alternative worked for ] Health are dong quai and red ginseng, This lad Imel said. Dang quai helps balance female make it difl hormones while red ginseng balances really work the male hormones and builds the be hard for t immune system, Imel said. herbal reme Alternative Health's clientele ranges tea, which 1 from "middle-aged to middle-old," Imel queasy ston said. He said he doesn't see as many But othe college students as he does middle-age the ones us< customers. not been th "More people are going to natural large samp products and getting away from chemical proven as s medicines. And that's true of all ages," control. Imel said. The FDj Most herbal remedies are less not drugs, b expensive than brand name drugs. Herbal all-natura products also tend to be more properly,hei environmentally friendly. any side-eff In the past when people thought of When ta herbal remedies they were likely to combination imagine someone like their great grandma and toxic re brewing a "cure-all" herbal concoction "Just bee ;s Navy and Marin larships to men and wo wish to become officers Sophomores lich cover and provide stence A - V .- ? . ? information contact Lt. Ein 9C LeConte, 777-3451 page: web.csd.sc.edu/nrotc ETC. medics have romised would drive out all I That's not true of people's s today. PlMlllllflUI elevision commercials have qi I rrif o+ir\n rising herbal supplements oKlil 111110,11011 is such as gingseng, ginkgo ; ; otu kola as the natural ways Mild Deoressior a memory and regain energy. L_ miliar herbs and roots like j_i _ _ rtKi rn eppermint, licorice and ginger nCdl lUUl 11 cited as cures for minor Flatulence ds of books, magazines and ve been uGuicHted. to horb&l ij /n /n ^ o t i a n erbal home remedies. Herbs I UUI L-/ly v^ollUI I aimed as cures for just about ~ ~ ~ from insomnia to migraines C/OnStlpcltlOn east infections. ? herbs are said to treat I rvyu FnPmV backache,coughing,cramps, Lv/VV 1? Iwl Vjy r and mosquito bites. Still ^ , credited to act as natural L/ O U Q M s, dream enhancers, weight ions, infertility drugs, birth PHCIV TfOLlblG S abortion inducers. J/? nqjorityofthese health claims p TU + enough scientific research OOlG I M i03.I jvidence to back them up. general public's knowledge nes from accounts of what past generations. c of concrete information can source doesn't mean it's safe," said Dr Eicult to know which herbs Buster Phillips, a compoundinj and which are safe. It can pharmacist at Congaree Pharmacy oi he public to discredit certain Edmund Road, dies, such as a cup of herbal "Most of the (modern) medicine wi lelps most people soothe a deal with comes from herbs. I think thi i&ch. statistic is 85 percent of the medicine ii r herbal home remedies, like pharmacies contains extracts from plants, ed as contraceptives, have Phillips said. oroughly researched with Phillips prefers to be called j le groups so they can't be compounding pharmacist instead of i uccessful methods of birth regular pharmacist because he actuall; makes and mixes the medicine himseli \ classifies herbs as foods, Not only does he compound medicini ecause herbs are considered for humans, but he also mixes up flavora 1 and pure. When taken medications for dogs and cats. Some o bs are not supposed to cause the medicines he compounds are sent ti ects. Riverbanks Zoo or the Los Angeles Zo ken in the wrong dosages or to treat wallabies, giraffes and elephants s, herbs can cause dangerous Whether mixing medicine for human actions in the body. or animals, Phillips believes that herba ause it comes form a natural remedies can be effective. ie Corps r ? medica Witch Haz 1 Saint-Johr Slippery E Caraway, I Wormwoo .qpnna i ps W W I II iv% I? V/ V. Astragalus Thyme, Li< ileeping Valerian Red Sage "When if s appropriate I recommend % herbal remedies. I prefer to match the a treatment to the person, when selfmedication is appropriate. We do sell e some herbal products," Phillips said, e Two herbal products available at 1 Congaree Pharmacy are echinaceae and " saw palmetto. Echinaceae helps treat minor infections and influenza-like a symptoms, Phillips said, a "If it (echinaceae) doesn't help, we y send them to the doctor. Nothing works all of the time," Phillips said, e The reason herbs are 1 considered out of the realm of normal f prescribing is that herbs can't be patented, a Phillips said. 0 Drug companies don't push herbal i. remedies because they can't make a lot 9 of money from selling that one product, 1 he said. Phillips said the down side of Hie Office < ipus Recre: fl like to we students an heir familie >ut what we have 02 Blatt PE Cenl 777-5261 ://www.sa.sc.edu/pecenter/cr Student Life/Division of Student and Ak Jniversity of South Carolina is an AA/A1 men Can ( >u will receive V nent and an ther the Navy /a Fitness^ Pi in .J Handball/K sel Department of! l__~ 1 value MMPPPM iBisaiiauBsii el i's Wort Im Fennel d if I I porice DO.Y!\IE BAKER The Gamecock herbal supplements is that they can be sold by anybody, whether or not the vendor knows anything about herbs. "They're sold by people who know absolutely nothing about medicine. You don't have to be a doctor, nurse or pharmacist to sell them," he said. "You know, drugs are wonderful when used properly, but when they're not, they can cause potent side effects, and herbal stuff is just the same way," he said. Herbal remedies can be a great alternative to synthetic medicine when used properly. The key is to be cautious. If you're not sure then talk to someone you feel is knowledgeable. And the next time your stomach is queasy, try a cup of your great gradma's "cure-all" herbal tea which she spent all day concocting. You never know, you just might like it. A )f ituun lcome v d s! for you! tball Courts ght Room /ascular Areas ley ball Courts Fisltf Space ec.htm imni Services/USC )A/EOE