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Herbs have been used as medicine for the treatment of diseases and conditions for many thousands of years. In recent years interest in herbs and folk remedies is on the rise. Perhaps people are looking for a more natural way to maintain health and well being, herbs can certainly give you that.
The Sumerians have given us the first written records describing many medicinal uses for herbs, these records are over 5,000 years old! The Chinese people have also made their contribution with a herbal book including a list of 365 plants that they used for medicine around 2700 B.C. There is no doubt that herbs were used to treat sickness and disease in China long before there were written records.
We also see many references to herbs in ancient writings such as the Bible. Natural herbs were also widely used in other parts of the world. From Asia to Australia and throughout the Americas people have traditionally used the herbs available to them as medicine.
During the summer of 1991, the thawing ice in the Swiss Alps revealed a 5,300 year old "Ice Man". The personal effects found with the body included several herbs which are thought to have been used for the intestinal parasites found during the autopsy.
Paintings of herbs found on the walls of the Lascaux Caves in France are from 13,000 to 25,000 B.C and depict numerous herbs. Iraq's Shanidar Caves held evidence that as far back as 60,000 years ago, the Neanderthals had already discovered the amazing abilities of herbs.
Both ancient physicians Hippocrates and Galen, used herbalism in their medical practices and today scientists and researchers around the world are studying the many benefits of herbs for modern medicine.
When you consider that mankind has been using these herbal remedies for such a long time it makes you wonder why many of them are not being recommended by medical practitioners. It is true that a lot of folk remedies were based upon superstition and ignorance. However, a great many herbs have been proven to work over long periods of time and many of them have been clinically tested.
As a way of proving that these herbs had natural healing and curative properties doctors and scientists began to synthesize a lot of the active constituents of these herbs and replicate them in pill or liquid form. Many of the common drugs we have today have their roots in herbal medicine. The problem with a lot of the so-called modern drugs is that they are expensive and often have unwanted side effects. The pharmaceutical industry wants you to purchase their medicines, they do not want you to have the option of herbal treatments at home.
Comfrey, Stinging Nettle, Echinacea, Dandelion, Chamomile, Foxglove, Milk Thistle, Comfrey, St John's Wort, and many other herbs have medicinal properties that have been well researched and established. Herbs like these are the basis of modern pharmaceutical drugs.
One herb that is poised to be the best thing for cancer treatment is the 'lowly' Dandelion. Most of us look at the Dandelion as a common weed and millions are spent each year in an attempt to eradicate it. Researchers at the Royal Botanical Gardens, in London, are convinced that the Dandelion contains anti-cancer properties.
Monique Simmonds, of the Royal Botanical Gardens, says that they are testing a lot of different plants for their medicinal properties. The herbs to be tested are not selected at random. The scientists are looking at herbs that have a long and established history of being used as effective folk remedies.
As would be expected, the scientists are actually working to isolate the active part of the plants. They already know that the herbs in question have real and effective healing properties. Their goal is to synthesize them into a drug that can be sold and they are spending a lot of money to figure out how to do it. In my opinion they are not truly interested in finding a cure or treatment so much as they are a profit.
Medicinal herbs can contain thousands of different chemical compounds. These constituents interact with each other, often synergistically, to give the plant its healing properties. When scientists isolate and synthesize a single compound the result is not natural or complete.
Medicinal herbs can improve your overall health and provide you with a natural alternative healing method, but they should not be considered as a complete substitute for modern medicine.
Diarrhea Folk Remedies
Diarrhea is actually a natural defense mechanism. It is a way for your body to release toxins or other harmful things from your system. In the past, before this was understood, doctors usually prescribed antidiarrheal medication, but today they would recommend that you let it run its course naturally.
Antidiarrheal medication will stop your body from performing it’s own natural defense mechanism and will often lead to a prolonged illness and a weakening of your body’s defenses.
With this in mind we will be looking at natural remedies for diarrhea that will help you to feel more comfortable and to speed up the process naturally. Going this route will make your natural system stronger.