Phototherapy is the study of plants used for healing Street to heal the sick. In fact the word drug comes from the words dried plant.
You learn something new every day the ancient Greeks and Romans learned from early civilizations and kept records of plants they use such as the poppy for pain relief and garlic to fight infections and well belladonna has been and is used in many many ways.
Hippocrates the father of Medicine knew the importance of medicine let your food be your medicine and your medicine your food. He said when the Romans invaded England they brought even more knowledge of plants used in cooking and healing which they shared with the local healers. Unfortunately at the same time ancient practices were seen as superstitious how much knowledge was lost el deer in the 6th century Christianity arrived in England bringing various traditions. Such as beautifully ordered monastic herb gardens filled with medicinal plants. Monks were the keepers of many herb or manuscripts kept in ancient times they travelled the world looking for medicine creating a network of information about medicinal plants during medieval times. When we know were not seen as equals by men one herbalist stands out he regard von Bingen amid even nun who was considered the first female doctor in Europe. She was both a physician and a musician.
Throughout the ages women have been central to medicine as midwives nurses and caregivers. Although some suffered for their art some village wise women were condemned as witches in Curia. It was Henry the eighth in a sixteenth century a huge fan of herbal medicine managed to legalize herbal medicine. Yet he complicated matters by destroying some monasteries and they herb gardens.
In 1652 Nicholas Culpeper published a complete herbal called the English physician he wanted to help ordinary people make their own herbal remedies instead of having to buy expensive imported ones. Thus enabling people to dig their health into their own hands. In fact for over 3,000 years across the globe almost all medicines were derived from plants in a 17th century.
Dangerous mineral medicines such as mercury became popular with doctors and the Industrial Revolution continued to move us even further away from nature.
The 20th century saw huge advances in chemistry and technology and the development of antibiotics held the rise of modern medicine increasingly plant by forgotten but now are needed more than ever.
Today herbal medicine is more accepted. Medical herbalist trained at University and collaborate with doctors. Herbal medicine is popular due to the lack of side-effects and tailored individual prescriptions by medical herbalist's.
Medicinal plants can also enhance the benefits of medicine prescriber your GP and reduce some of its side-effects as well as being easy to grow in your garden go on plant a seed it's part of your natural healing heritage.
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