WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND

DISADVANTAGES OF USING HOME REMEDIES

FOR ILLNESS? By: Jose Orduna

ADVANTAGES OF USING HOME REMEDIES

People prefer home remedies than prescription medicine and they

have become increasingly popular as conventional medicine.

Home remedies are convenient for everyone no need for

prescription or refills.

CHEAP!

More safer than allopathic medicine and pharmaceutical drugs.

Antibiotics and chemical medicines have a lot of active ingredients

which are harmful to the body, but home remedies are not

dangerous.

People can use remedies many times a day for different types of

illnesses.

Reduced risk of

Wide spread availability

DISADVANTAGES OF USING HOME REMEDIES

Takes a long time to see results

People don’t know the exact reason for the illness

People don’t know the right amount of dose and they can overdose.

Remedies don’t work as well as pharmaceutical drugs.

Poison risk associated with wild herbs

Modern medicine treats sudden and serious illnesses and

accidents much more effectively than herbal or alternative

treatments. 

RESOURCES

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http://

herbs.lovetoknow.com/Advantages_and_Disadvantag

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http://

www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/cold-remed

ies

http://

health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/natural-medicine

/home-remedies