Herbal Medicine
by Ken Shorey
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Herbal Medicine is the use of botanicals (plants) either alone or in
combination to prevent and treat certain ailments and illnesses.
Singularly or in combination, the numbers of herbs available is
astounding. There are over a half million known herbs that could be used
as possible remedies.
Herbal remedies around the globe vary in strength from very mild,
gentle remedies that we even use as food, to potential poisons if taken at
the wrong dose. The old adage that, "an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure" could not be more true. This is especially true when it
comes to natural remedies.
People native to different geographical locations have long used plants
and plant extracts to cure specific maladies.
Sometimes the use of herbs is referred to as "folk" medicine. Folk use
of herbal remedies is familiar to all of us in some form or another,
because this is how these remedies are learned. Remedies and recipes for
herbal teas are handed down from generation to generation and are still
remembered and used to this day. Unfortunately, that is what fuels the
fire of the scientific community and their disdain. It really is their
loss, because generations of experience and knowledge should not be so
readily dismissed. In fact, many of our modern medicines have their roots
in herbal medicine.
With all our so-called advancements in the medical field, it’s
interesting that physicians are still treating "effect" rather than
"cause."
Thankfully, the current changes in the world toward traditional
remedies is changing for the better.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ken Shorey is owner of VibrantHealthnow.com provides ebooks and information to help you improve your health.
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