Why should not medicines be taken without consulting doctors?
Medicines generally have side effects that people may not know, but doctors would know them. Thus, doctor can suggest you what precautions people should take to avoid these side effects. Also, they may be give some other medicines that will help to reduce the adverse effect of the medicine. Therefore, any medicines whether natural or allopathic, should be taken only after consulting with the doctors.
If water contains dissolved calcium bicarbonate, out of soaps and synthetic detergents which one will you use for cleaning clothes?