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Quality and nature of everything varies according to difference in the
proportion of these elements. According to the dominance of these
elements each plant or each mineral exhibits its own physical and chemical
characters. This basic principle is made use of in the formulation of
medicines in Ayurveda.
Since natural herbs being the main ingredients of the medicines, side
effects or ill effects are negligible. So it is more or less safe to use
ayurvedic drugs in any condition. In modern medicine side effects of
drugs are the most scaring nightmare these days. Powerful chemicals
used to cure simple illness usually lead us to more complicated chronic
diseases such as stomach ulcers, diabetes, kidney & liver problems, piles
etc. This will never happen with ayurvedic drugs because of it’s tie with
nature. There is a branch of ayurveda where solely chemicals are used as
medicine. But on every step from the purification of the chemical to the
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