Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Their Power for Good
Posted by pano | Under Medicinal Herbs Monday Feb 23, 2009
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From a time when knowledge was passed on by the spoken word, to more recent times when scientific methods were employed, it’s been recognized that plants have played an indispensable role in our lives. They have long been woven into the mythology and folklore of all nations, that the power of medicinal plants and herbs can be harnessed to benefit to us all…
Even as we, in the so called developed world, improve and increase our medicines, for humans, animals and plants, science now openly recognize that some of the most potent drugs are derived from natural healing herbs.
Many drugs are originally derived from herbs and other botanicals which have been used for centuries and studied by scientists and researchers to identify the benefits that caused people to believe in them. Whether these herbs are combined to make poultices or infused to make herbal teas.
Once this process was taken seriously and herbs and other botanicals, once thought of as a source of cure or aid for one ailment, has shown that many other cures and treatments for associated or even disparate ailments have been shown to exist.
Many people who enjoy the study of natural herbal healing prefer to have their own medicinal herb garden from which to grow and harvest the necessary medicinal herbs. Others have also gone in to business using herbs to treat and cure some ailments. These herbs can be grown in a indoor garden, container garden or even hydroponically.
Popular Medicinal Herbs
There are many herbs that are often used to treat a variety of conditions and illnesses. Many medicinal herbs are used for treating stress, anxiety and pain. Echinacea is one of the more popular medicinal herbs for drug companies because research has proven that this herb is worth studying. This herb is used as an anti-microbial agent, as an immune stimulant as well as prevention and treatment of URI.
Garlic
Garlic is a medicinal herb that does not need any introduction at all. This herb and cooking necessity for many countries and cultures is found to be an effective antioxidant and anti-microbial agent. Other properties that this herb has are as a treatment for hypertension and to reduce cholesterol levels. Many drug companies are marketing garlic in tablet form as well as in combination with other herbs as a supplement.
Ginger
Another noteworthy medicinal herb is ginger. Ginger is quite efficient as an anti-inflammatory agent as well as a cure for motion sickness and nausea. This is another medicinal herb that is also used for cooking. It has basically no adverse side effects when used for nausea and also to treat laryngitis. There may be a problem with ingesting too much ginger for a prolonged period of time since this can reduce the blood’s ability to clot.
Many studies have been devoted to these herbs and they have been proven to be truly medicinal. They come in all differing forms to suit the benefit they offer. You can find them in :- tinctures, syrups, infused oils, essential oils, ointment, infusions, and creams.
Herbs are a remarkable food source, they offer cures for many of our ailments. So it behoves us to learn and put that knowledge of the healing power of herbs to use. Know those things which by growing herbs indoors we can use ourselves. Know those herbs that can be dried and used later. Know what those herbs offer. Know where to find the best price of traditional herbs.
It is best to know the value of each plant and acknowledges that most plants and herbs transcend their use in our kitchens and some can now be found inside medicine cabinets.
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