About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 85. Chapters: Flax, Omega-3 fatty acid, Chinese food therapy, Herbalism, Fasting, Orthomolecular medicine, Ozone therapy, Curcumin, Medicinal clay, Plant hormone, Beet, Urine therapy, Helminthic therapy, Catherine Kousmine, Uncaria tomentosa, Phytotherapy, Oily fish, Sweat therapy, Gemmotherapy, Illicium verum, Eclectic medicine, Oxygen bar, Urophagia, Dr Myko San - Health from Mushrooms, Salvia hispanica, Parthenolide, Serratiopeptidase, Biochemic cell salts, Hagenia, Life Mel Honey, Oil pulling, Caprylic acid, Calabar bean, Coffee enema, Apitherapy, Bush medicine, Four Thieves Vinegar, Galactagogue, Coal oil, Phytoncide, Dit da jow, Inyanga, Commission E, Home remedy, Charcoal biscuit, Functional medicine, Dousing, Carminative, Health food, Ichthyotherapy, International Herb Symposium, Flax Lignans, Botcho, Tangawisi, Eclectic Medical University, Album graecum. Excerpt: Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, herblore, and phytotherapy. The scope of herbal medicine is sometimes extended to include fungal and bee products, as well as minerals, shells and certain animal parts. Pharmacognosy is the study of medicines derived from natural sources. Traditional use of medicines is recognized as a way to learn about potential future medicines. In 2001, researchers identified 122 compounds used in mainstream medicine which were derived from "ethnomedical" plant sources; 80% of these compounds were used in the same or related manner as the traditional ethnomedical use. Plants have evolved the ability to synthesize chemical compounds that help them defend against attack from a wide variety of predators such as insects, fungi and herbivorous mammals. By chance, some of these co...
