Umhlahlandlela wemithi yamakhambi

Amakhambi ezitshalo yizitshalo ezisetshenziswa njengomuthi. Abantu basebenzisa amakhambi ukusiza ukuvikela noma ukwelapha izifo. Bazisebenzisela ukuthola ukukhululeka ezimpawu, ukukhulisa amandla, ukuphumula, noma ukunciphisa isisindo.

Amakhambi awalawulwa noma ahlolwe njengemithi.

Ungazi kanjani ukuthi uthola ini nokuthi ngabe kuyasiza? Lo mhlahlandlela ungakusiza ukhethe futhi usebenzise amakhambi ngokuphepha.

Kufanele uqaphele lapho usebenzisa amakhambi. Izindlela zokwelapha ziwuhlobo lwesengezo sokudla. Akuyona imithi. Nazi ezinye izinto okufanele uzazi mayelana namakhambi:

• Amakhambi alawulwa njengemithi.
• Amakhambi akudingeki ahlolwe kanzima ngaphambi kokuba athengiswe.
• Izidakamizwa kungenzeka zingasebenzi njengoba kushiwo.
• Amalebula awadingi ukuvunyelwa. Kungenzeka kungabhali inani elifanele lesithako.
• Amanye amakhambi angaba nezithako noma ukungcola okungafakwanga ohlwini lwelebula.

Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi ukusebenzisa izitshalo ukwelapha ukugula kuphephile kunokusebenzisa umuthi. Abantu bebelokhu besebenzisa izitshalo kumuthi wesintu amakhulu eminyaka. Ngakho-ke kulula ukubona isikhalazo. Kepha "okwemvelo" akusho ukuthi kuphephile. Ngaphandle kokuthi kuthathwe njengokuyalelwa, ezinye izitshalo zingasebenzisana neminye imithi noma zibe nobuthi ngamanani aphezulu. Futhi, ezinye zingadala imiphumela emibi.

Nazi ezinye izibonelo:

• IKava umuthi osetshenziselwa ukukhathazeka, ukuqwasha, izimpawu zokunqamuka kokuya esikhathini, nezinye izifo. Ezinye izifundo zibonisa ukuthi kungasebenzela ukukhathazeka. Kodwa i-kava nayo ingadala ukulimala kwesibindi okukhulu. I-FDA ikhiphe isexwayiso ngokusetshenziswa kwayo.
• ISt. Kodwa-ke, ingasebenzisana namaphilisi okulawula ukubeletha, imishanguzo elwa nezidakamizwa nezinye izidakamizwa. Kungadala nemiphumela emibi njengokucasuka kwesisu nokukhathazeka.
• I-Yohimbe amagxolo asetshenziselwa ukwelapha ukungasebenzi kahle kwe-erectile. Amagxolo angabangela umfutho wegazi ophakeme, ukukhuphuka kwenhliziyo, ukukhathazeka neminye imiphumela emibi. Ingasebenzisana nemithi ethile yokudangala. Ukuyithatha ngesilinganiso esiphakeme noma isikhathi eside kungaba yingozi.

Vele, eminye imifino ihlolwe futhi isebenza kahle ngenhloso ehloselwe yona. Eziningi futhi ziphephile impela, kepha igama "lemvelo" ngeke likutshele ukuthi yikuphi okuphephile nokuthi yikuphi okungaphephile.

Amanye amakhambi angakwenza uzizwe ungcono futhi akusize ugcine impilo. Kepha udinga ukuba ngumthengi ohlakaniphile. Sebenzisa lawa macebiso lapho ukhetha amakhambi.

• Bheka kahle izimangalo ezenziwe ngomkhiqizo. Uchazwa kanjani umkhiqizo? Ingabe yiphilisi "eliyisimangaliso" "elincibilikisa" amanoni? Ngabe izosebenza ngokushesha kunokunakekelwa okuvamile? Ingabe kuyimfihlo umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwempilo kanye nezinkampani zezidakamizwa ezingafuni ukuthi wazi? Izicelo ezinjalo amafulegi abomvu. Uma okuthile kukuhle kakhulu ukuba kube yiqiniso, mhlawumbe akunjalo.
• Khumbula "izindaba zangempela" akubona ubufakazi besayensi. Imikhiqizo eminingi ithuthukiswa ngezindaba ezingokoqobo. Noma ngabe ukucaphuna kuvela kumhlinzeki, abukho ubufakazi bokuthi abanye abantu bazothola imiphumela efanayo.
• Ngaphambi kokuzama umkhiqizo, khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho. Buza uvo lwabo. Ingabe umkhiqizo uphephile? Yimaphi amathuba okuzosebenza? Ingabe izingozi zabo? Ngabe izosebenzisana neminye imithi? Ingabe kuzophazamisa ukwelashwa kwakho?
• Thenga kuphela ezinkampanini ezinesitifiketi kwilebula, njenge- "USP Verified" noma "ConsumerLab.com Quality Quality." Izinkampani ezinalezi zitifiketi ziyavuma ukuhlola ubumsulwa kanye nekhwalithi yemikhiqizo yazo.
• Ungaziniki izithako zomuthi ezinganeni noma uzisebenzise uma umdala kuneminyaka yobudala engama-65. Khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho kuqala.
• Ungasebenzisi amakhambi ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho uma uthatha noma yimiphi imithi.
• Ungazisebenzisi uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa.
• Ungazisebenzisi uma uhlinzwa.
• Ngaso sonke isikhathi vumela umhlinzeki wakho azi ukuthi usebenzisa amakhambi anjani. Ingathinta imithi oyiphuzayo kanye nanoma yikuphi ukwelashwa okutholayo.

Lawa masayithi angakusiza ukuthi ufunde kabanzi mayelana nezithasiselo ezithile zamakhambi:

• Idatha ye-NIH MedlinePlus yamakhambi nezithako - medlineplus.gov/druginfo/herb_All.html
• Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Sezempilo Ehlanganayo Nesihlanganisayo (NCCIH): Amakhambi shazi - nccih.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance.htm
• I-American Cancer Society: Imithi ehambisanayo neyenye indlela - www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/complementary-and-alternative-medicine.html

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I-Gardiner P, i-Filippelli AC, i-Low Dog T. Inquma ama-botanicals. Ku: Rakel D, ed. Imithi Ehlanganisayo. Umhla wesi-4. IPhiladelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018: isahluko 104.

Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Sokuqedela kanye nokuhlanganisa Iwebhusayithi yezeMpilo. Kusetshenziswa izithasiselo zokudla ngokuhlakanipha. nccih.nih.gov/health/supplements/wiseuse.htm. Kubuyekezwe uJanuwari 2019. Kufinyelelwe ngo-Okthoba 29, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi ye-US Food & Drug Administration. Imininingwane yabasebenzisi yokusebenzisa izithasiselo zokudla. www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements/UsingDietarySupplements/default.htm. Kubuyekezwe u-Agasti 16, 2019. Okthoba 29, 2020.

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