Medicines made from plants have unique healing properties that help specific health problems. On a deeper level herbal medicines provide nutrients and other active principles that support and enhance ongoing health.
Herbal medicine is the oldest system of medicine, and many modern pharmaceutical medicines originated from herbs. Modern Western herbal medicine is based on Western European and Northern American herbal traditions that have given us common herbal remedies, such as chamomile, echinacea, and dandelion.
Scientific research is adding to our understanding, often validating traditional uses or finding new uses, such as Gingko leaves for improved peripheral circulation. In traditional Chinese herbal medicine, only Gingko fruit was used.
Herbal medicines are very safe when appropriately prescribed and have very few side effects, although individual reactions can occur.
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