Treatment Use

For instance, chondroitin sulfate is used to treat osteoarthritis; saw palmetto is used to treat an enlarged prostate and fish oil is used to treat high blood pressure. Despite extensive medical research, many conditions and diseases still have no cure or limited treatment options; other conditions have inadequate treatments and treatments that cause adverse effects. Many consumers believe dietary supplements offer an alternative to conventional medicine. Long clinical trials and protracted drug approval processes, which seem to keep valuable information and treatments from people in need, may engender consumer skepticism of traditional medicine, as do fears about drug dependence, adverse effects, and interactions.