What is the country with the longest history of herbal medicine?
"The country with the longest unbroken tradition in herbal medicine is China. By the time he died in 2698 BD., the legendary Emperor Shen Nung had "tasted one hundred herbs." His canon of herbs deal with 252 plants, describing haw to preserve and administer them, and many are still in use.
A hundred years later the Yellow Emperor, Huang Ti, formalized medical theory in the Nei Ching and displayed a sophisticated understanding of human diseasee for the time: "In treating illness it is necessary to examine theentire context, scrutinize the symptoms, observe the emotions and attitudes. If one insists on the presence of ghosts ands pirits, one cannot speak of therapeutics." It was an optimistic book, stating that, with the growth of knowledge, all kinds of disease would eventually be curable"
The Complete Book of Herbs: A practical guide to growing and use of herbs. by Lesly Bremness Viking Studio Press 1988
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A hundred years later the Yellow Emperor, Huang Ti, formalized medical theory in the Nei Ching and displayed a sophisticated understanding of human diseasee for the time: "In treating illness it is necessary to examine theentire context, scrutinize the symptoms, observe the emotions and attitudes. If one insists on the presence of ghosts ands pirits, one cannot speak of therapeutics." It was an optimistic book, stating that, with the growth of knowledge, all kinds of disease would eventually be curable"
The Complete Book of Herbs: A practical guide to growing and use of herbs. by Lesly Bremness Viking Studio Press 1988
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