What is Herbal Medicine?

Herbal Medicine, or herbalism, is a broad term, which includes any kind of use of herbs, plants, and plant extracts that helps in healing the bodily ailments. It’s been an open knowledge for thousands of years now that several traditional and modern medicines are extracted from plants and herbs. Some of the common ones include, the painkiller morphine, which comes from poppies; aspirin, which comes from the bark of willow trees, etc.

Herbal medicine has been a part of alternative medicine since centuries. A brief look at the Herbal medicine history will tell you that herbs and plants have been serving human race since 2800 BC, with written documented accounts from China.

The development of herbal medicine as a recognized form of alternative medicine was recognized recently in 2000 by EU legislation, which subjects all herbal medicines to compulsory clinical testing, comparable to that undertaken for conventional drugs. The modern generation is more receptive to the concepts of acupuncture and herbal medicine as their preferred treatment options.
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Black cumin seed oil
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Mullein the common name for Verbascum, the Velvet Plant
This beautiful bright yellow flowered herb, usually a biennial or perennial plant, can grow up to three meters tall, through a very strong stalk which often cannot be seen because of its multitude of heavy leaves' The Verbascum herb is native to Asia and Europe with a vast... » read more...

The Great Comfrey Miracle Worker
With its large hairy prickly green leaves growing to two or three feet high stalks, is known to have many medicinal uses that can help with a variety of health conditions' Comfrey is a perennial herb, native to Europe, usually found growing in damp grassy places, present in... » read more...

The Common Alder-tree is Good for Burns and Inflammation
The Common Alder-tree is very well known, it's stem is tree-like and full of branches, the bark is of a brown colour and is quite rough to the touch, with large round type shaped leaves a little clammy to the touch, especially the young leaves' The flowers are white and the... » read more...

Ragwort, can this Tuff old Weed be any use to Man?
This common Ragwort plant also known by names such as; Stagger-Wort, Stammer-Wort, Serum, St' James Wort and Ragweed, is generally considered to be biennial, it has many large long dark green ragged leaves that grow from a type of square looking blackish purple very strong stalks, that can... » read more...

Solomon's Seal Good for Bruises and Cleanses Skin
The proper name for this pale green plant with small hollow white flowers hanging from the under part of the stalk is Polygonaton of Polygonatum, this plant not to be confused with the similar named plant Polygonum which is used to treat urinary tract infections' ... » read more...

Pennyroyal Herbs - Mentha Pulegium, Hedeoma Pulegioides and Monardella Odoratissima
Mentha pulegium commonly known as Pennyroyal also called the mosquito plant, squaw mint and pudding grass, it has a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint, the herb originating in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East' Hedeoma Pulegioides is a low-growing herbaceous... » read more...

Dill - Anethum Graveolens Good to Ease Swellings and Pain
Dill is an annual herb related to the celery family and has been used in ayurvedic medicines since ancient times throughout history' This herb is similar to look at and sometimes gets muddled with Fennel which is a totally different herb used for urinary diseases, whereas Dill... » read more...

I have suffered for many years with very itchy skin particularly on the hands and feet, the condition becomes more intense when we have damp wet weather, the skin becomes inflamed and any cream thatIuse to try and soothe itjust seems to irritate it further' I have taken many courses of steroids prescribed by the GP's over the years to... » read more...

How does one continue living after their spouse has passed away, having had so many good years of devoted love to each other? How can the emptyness be filled? The time passes so slowly and the desire to live can be lost' What is the best way to get back to happy living?Frank » read more...

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