There are a lot of positive aspects of using herbs as compared to pharmaceutical drugs. But the fact is that even though these advantages are quite big, there are a number of disadvantages which have to be taken under consideration as well.

A major advantage of herbs is the fact that they are not drugs. Those people who are followers of the pharmaceuticals complain about the issue that there are no standard doses of herbs, and that there are no measurements as well as screenings for the potency of herbs. The answer to those points is that since herbs are not drugs, and they are not even like drugs, there is no such problem.

Another advantage is that herbs are not chemicals, but instead they are like foods. Since there are no standard doses of food, there are no standard doses of herbs either. Since herbs are not so potent as to affect the safety of the user, there is no need to standardize the doses.

Herbs that are grown organically are more preferred as compared to herbs grown otherwise. This is because of the fact that when they are grown in organic soils, the human body receives more benefits when used on it. The constituents of herbs do not have to be isolated as well, since there are a large number of constituents.