Every medicine we take has at least one effect that we desire, which is why we take it. But that effect can vary greatly from one individual or condition to another, and a medicine that works well for one person, may not work so well for another.
Each medicine or ingredient may also have unwanted side effects, which can also vary from one person to another -- so one person may get great benefits with few side effects, while another gets only side effects but no real benefit, even though they took the same product at the same dosage.
A good over-the-counter medicine is one that works pretty well for most people and hopefully has few serious side effects. This one-medicine-fits-all, or "silver bullet" approach, has been the basis of Western medicine for the last hundred years or more.
Complex formulas are different, and though they're common in traditional Chinese medicine, they're less familiar here. Complex formulas use small doses of many ingredients, rather than large doses of one or two. Although people still react differently to each ingredient, complex formulas are more effective for a greater number of people -- people who don't respond much to one ingredient may respond better to others. And because the dose of each ingredient is smaller, there's less chance of serious adverse reactions, side effects, and drug interactions.
Well-designed complex formulas -- like a complex diet -- simply work better than large doses of one or two ingredients. RidgeCrest Herbals products are complex; our simplest formulas have four or five ingredients, and some have over forty. Complex formulas are more expensive to create and manufacture than simple ones since we have to source and test dozens of ingredients, not just one or two. But the results are worth the extra effort.
Using only the best quality ingredients, with extensive testing before and after manufacturing, our botanical and nutritional formulas are among the safest and most effective available anywhere.