Herbs for Health

"Since the beginning of time, people have turned to plants for healing help. It is rather ironic that this form of medicine, the oldest and still the mostimportant in many parts of the world, should in some way be considered alternative, while the relatively new science of synthetic drugs in Western medicine should be called orthodox. What is important is that the best in every system should be valued and that proper attention should be paid to the dangers of any method. ...For thousands of years early tribes accumulated a useful body of herbal knowledge through a process of trial and error. Women, with restricted mobility of the child bearer, assumed the tasks of collecting and admistrating herbs, so that medicine was almost universally a female vacation in prescientific cultures. Early people also saw a link between health renewal and a woman's ability to create new life. The healing craft and plant knowledge was handed down from mother to daughter.." The Complete Book of Herbs. A practical guide to growing and using herbs. by Lesley Bremness. DK Books 1988
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