The importance of treatment of various diseases through herbal system of medicines was highlighted at a seminar organised by the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET).
Speaking as chief guest on the occasion well-known Hakeem, Syed Abdul Ghaffar Agha, dilated upon the important features of herbal treatment and said that it was a proven fact that allopathic medicines had their own side effects while herbal lacks any risk factor.
“This is the reason why allopathic doctors add extra medicines in the prescription as precautionary measure to counter side effects of allopathic drugs”, he remarked.
The herbal system of medicines is more beneficial than other categories of medicines, he claimed.
He was of the opinion that being close to nature no one could deny the potentiality of herbal medicines even in this advanced scientific era.
According to him powdered milk was not good for health because it is boiled at 160 degrees which reduces the quantity of calcium and that causes obesity. Similarly one ‘paratha’ is equivalent to four slices of bread, he said.
He added that it has become a fashion not to have breakfast while it is so important for health because it provides energy to the body. The people who skip lunch gain weight and those who do not take dinner have the shorter age, he elaborated.
