The Place of Herbs in Rational Therapy

Herbs Harmless, Drugs Harmful

(5) “Were I sick, I would just as soon call in a lawyer as a physician from among general practitioners. I would not touch their nostrums to which they give Latin names. I am determined to know, in straight English, the name of everything that I introduce into my system. PH144 9.3

“Those who make a practice of taking drugs, sin against their intelligence and endanger their whole after life. PH144 10.1

“There are herbs that are harmless, the use of which will tide over many apparently serious difficulties. PH144 10.2

“But if all would seek to become intelligent in regard to their bodily necessities, sickness would be rare instead of common. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”—Manuscript 86, 1897. (written August 25, 1897) PH144 10.3

(6) “Drug medication is to be discarded. On this point the conscience of the physician must ever be kept tender, and true, and clean. The inclination to use poisonous drugs, which kill, if they do not cure, needs to be guarded against. Matters have been laid open before me in reference to the use of drugs. Many have been treated with drugs, and the result has been death. Our physicians, by practicing drug medication, have lost many cases that need not have died if they had left their drugs out of the sick-room. PH144 10.4