Herbal medicine is the art and science of using herbs, for health promotion and preventing and treating illnesses that are not usually considered part of standard medical care. It is the leading therapy among complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in the United States. Using herbal supplements to improve or stave off the effects of normal cognitive aging is appealing to many patients because of the misconception that "natural" therapies have no adverse effects. Herbal supplement manufacturers often saturate consumers with direct advertisement on various media platforms with alternative treatment of a variety of ailments.
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