Herbal medicine, botanical medicine, phytotherapy, alternative medicine or, complimentary medicine are terms used to describe the science of using plant-based materials to treat specific symptoms or diseases. People have strong belief that natural remedies are perfectly safe. Because we have strong ties to traditional culture we use herbs and spices on daily basis. Plants are an abundant natura...

Herbal medicine, botanical medicine, phytotherapy, alternative medicine or, complimentary medicine are terms used to describe the science of using plant-based materials to treat specific symptoms or diseases. People have strong belief that natural remedies are perfectly safe. Because we have strong ties to traditional culture we use herbs and spices on daily basis. Plants are an abundant natura...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer The symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia can also be caused by prostatic cancer, though they are far more likely to be due to benign overgrowth. Men with BPH do not have a higher incidence of prostate cancer (Coley 1997). The relatively high rate of prostate cancer in the general population, however, requires that an accurate dia...