10-04-2013, 02:11
If you take the whole herb you're getting the herb close to it's natural state which many herbalists believe to be most effective way of taking it. Extract is good fior measuring though, as by taking extracts you can be sure of taking a precise amount of the active compound, rather than a precise amount of the herb and a variable amount of the compomds within. You can say that there are different views on which is the better choice.