Herbalist's corner

In all times and in all cultures herbs have been an essential element to preserve the health. Nowday, the Western herbalists know the anatomy and physiology as the doctors, but prescribe herbs to regular the imbalances, the origin of the disease. Most prescriptions will require the use of different herbs that acting together give the "synergistic effect”.

In the world there are different schools of herbal medicine, many of which have a large number of followers.
In tribal cultures herbal remedies are linked to shamanism, in which the disease is due to the evil spirits. The Amazonian medicine treats the diseases with the hallucinogenic drugs and herbs, used like Talisman.
The Chinese herbalists see the disease as a manifestation of a lack of balance between opposing cosmic energies (yin-yang).
The Ayurveda medicine aims to integrate and balance the body, mind and spirit (holistic view).

The western herbalists are influenced by ancient Egyptian practices, Assyrians and Indian before, by greek elements after; all these concepts have been evolved by Hippocrates and Galen. Swiss alchemist Paracelsus (1493-1541), influenced by the Doctrine of Signs, saw in the color and form of the plants, a present of God, their therapeutic use.
In the last century we must remember Samuel Thomson who joined the Native American medicine to the European tradition until to get to the Homeopathy during last century.
You can use natural remedies internally and externally.

TO REMEMBER: INFUSIONS DECOCTIONS MACERATIONS FLUID EXTRACTS NUX VOMICA SYRUPS JUICES CATAPLASMS CAPSULEs-OILS OINTMENT POWDERS

The Egyptian people used, initially, the herbs for the cosmetic; the Greek studied perfum’s art that handed down this passion to the Roman, in turn, influenced all Europe.