Herbalism is the use of plants for therapeutic purposes to treat and prevent disease and promote health. Although today there are dedicated herbalism schools to train would-be herbalists, the practice of using plants as remedies is traditional in many cultures. Whole medical systems such as Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine rely on herbal therapy for many of their treatments.
Share Spread the Word to Friends And Family By Sharing this Article. By Dr. Mercola Before there was modern-day medicine and its pharmacopeia of synthetic drugs, there were plants, and ancient civilizations knew how to use them strategically to treat common ailments and even life-threatening diseases.
Orissa Forest Development Corporation is currently implementing a project on marketing of non timber forest products and medicinal plants with the financial assistance of National Medicinal Plant Board, Government of India.
The words 'Herbs' and 'Herb Gardens' conjure up in most people's minds a picture of idyllic peace. However, it is often a picture that ignores their herbal medicine properties. We often tend to think of herbs today just to put into our pots and pans when cooking, rather than thinking of ways of using healing herbs for medicinal purposes.
Ayurveda has, for several years, exalted the virtues of the vegetarian diet emphasizing on the benefits of green leafy vegetables. Although greens, like spinach have gained universal acceptance through the vastly popular Popeye, they have always been part of the staple diet recommended by Ayurvedic physicians.
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Medicinal plants can be used to treat almost any medical problem, as long as you follow a few simple rules and don't neglect your treatment.
The medicines that we see today, including the heavy antibiotics and the normal syrups, never existed century ago. However, people since inception have been taking a different form of medications for illness and other health problems. The power of herbal medicines cannot be overlooked at point time - prior to all the modern medicines, these herbal medicines even cured deadly diseases.
The Medicinal Herbs Gallery contains information about many wild medicinal plants, as well as color herb pictures and scanned images. Many of these medicinal herbs also grow all around North America, Europe, and Asia. Learn about medicinal plants such as chickweed, ground ivy , plantain and violets growing wild in your yard.