Herbal medicine is the use of plant and herb extracts for their therapeutic value. Most plants contain and produce chemical substances that aid in healing and opposite physical treatments. Herbal medicine is the oldest form of healthcare and constitutes a key role in the development of modern medicine as we know it today. rearmost when technology was still unheard of, primitive men used the vast flora around them to the fullest extent, observing both plant and animal life and their components, eventually giving birth to herbal medicine. In a study by the international Health Organization on herbal medicine use, about 80% of the world's populace still rely on herbal medicine to cure certain ailments and about 74% of the drugs we use today contain at least one botanical element. For instance, Chinese Herbal Medicine's use of ephedrine to cure respiratory conditions still exists in the present time. Ephedrine remains an active ingredient in most of the commercial drugs that are being formal to relieve asthma symptoms.
Submitted by root on Tue, 2007-06-05 13:38.
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