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Herbal Medicine: Plants
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Herbalists tend to use extracts from parts of plants, such as the roots or leaves but not isolate particular phytochemicals.[27] Pharmaceutical medicine prefers single ingredients on the grounds that dosage can be more easily quantified. Herbalists reject the notion of a single active ingredient. They argue that the different phytochemicals present in many herbs will interact to enhance the therapeutic effects of the herb and dilute toxicity.[28]Furthermore, they argue that a single ingredient may contribute to multiple effects. Herbalists deny that herbal synergism can be duplicated with synthetic chemicals. They argue that phytochemical interactions and trace components may alter the drug response in ways that cannot currently be replicated with a combination of a few putative active ingredients.[29][30] Pharmaceutical researchers recognize the concept of Drug synergism but note that clinical trials may be used to investigate the efficacy of a particular herbal preparation, provided the formulation of that herb is consistent.[31]
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Herbal medicine is the use of plants to treat disease and enhance wellbeing. Herbs can act on the body as powerfully as pharmaceutical drugs and need to be treated with the same care and respect.
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Herbal medicine is the oldest form of healing known. Herbalism is a common bond between the peoples and cultures of the world, Herbalism is not just the knowledge about healing plants, it is the experience and wisdom from the relationship with humans and plants. Antrophological evidence as recent as a few years ago, with the discovery of the" ice man", showed that he had medicinal herbs in his pouch, ... we can see that the ancient cultures had a great knowledge about plants and how to use them medicinally.
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Perhaps all human cultures throughout the world and throughout history have used some form of herbal medicine. Certainly plants which are still used as medicines have been found in ancient burial sites around the world – the oldest may be the grave of a Neanderthal man from (what is now) Northern Iraq estimated to be 60,000 years old. Currently, worldwide, most medicines are still derived from plant sources.
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In western herbal medicine, Astragalus is primarily considered a tonic for enhancing metabolism and digestion and is consumed as a tea made from the roots of the plant. It is ... traditionally used to strengthen the immune system and in the healing of wounds and injuries[1].
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