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Originally Posted by mrsD
I would call lithium a drug ...not a supplement.
And herbs are "little drugs" not supplements.
A supplement IMO is a vitamin or nutritional substance the body is supposed to consume in the diet and is not. So one supplements it.
Alternative medicine is not all supplements. Medicinal herbs contain substances that are not in the diet as a rule. In fact many of our drugs today come from herb sources.
Vit C we consume in foods containing it. If we don't we supplement it.
Now I am confused about the original question posted here. I responded thinking supplements referred to dietary ones.
I'd like to clarify here that I do not believe lithium or Cordyceps
is a "supplement" in the true sense of the word.
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It actually says Herbal Dietary Supplement on the bottles ( I know im looking at it right now ) so now I m confused what I should be calling it, if not what its sold at and recognised ( i assume ) by most.
If i phrase otherwise to the masses a different way they might not know what i mean .
Whatever category you use its still something whose effects are nor entirely understood or researched - like much supplements , herbs etc
So perhaps thats another reason why its been categorised as such.
Whatever your definition , Im looking for something that doesnt require prescription i can use to achieve the results I got with taking these things- but without the drawbacks i mentioned that cause it to relax the smooth muscle.
Sorry if it wasnt clear MrsD, but im only repeating what its advertised as .
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