History of Herbal Remedies
The last decade began to widely used herbal remedies and become a focus of research in several countries. Nevertheless the formal health system can not yet accept herbal remedies as a remedy that may be (legally) prescribed. Many pros and cons about his usage. To better understand about herbs, let's look at history first.
In the perspective of history, drug production and drug therapy (pharmacological) comes from the herbs. In fact derived the word DRUGS from DROOG dutch language, often used in the preparation of medicinal ingredients, which means "to dry", ie drying herbs to be used as medicine. In traditional European medicine herbal guide books found first, De Materia Medica, written by Dioscorides Pedanios in early-onset AD. At that medicinal plants are categorized into 4, that is imperceptible, perceptible, powerful, very powerful. As an example of opium produced from the plant Papaver somniferum in the category of very powerful.
At the time of renaissance Europe, was made a kind of herbal monographs (standardization of herbal) that contains the names of plants, synonyms, workings, and indications. Indications are not mentioned for diseases such as date, but mentioned symptoms of the disease. Examples for the flu (influenza) cough, runny nose, hoarse from throat mucus mentioned separately.
Before the year 1800, when entering the era of modern scientific medicine, traditional herbal remedies is not questioned the unnaturalness of his textbook of pharmacology at all. Until the advent of modern chemical science, the development of modern pharmacotherapy, medical science, "status" of herbal remedies (fitoterapi) revealed to be an alternative treatment. Through a historical perspective, we can not enter into herbal therapies in alternative remedies. Because this method used human civilization for over 2500 years (in a systematic, though modest). Too reckless and unscientific if we ignore the empirical experience over hundreds of years. So, do not forget history!
Sources: Rational Phytotherapy, by Schulz et al, publisher Springer
- INDONESIA
Indonesia is rich in natural resources and one of the most important features is always an abundance of plant life. It is with this bounty that Indonesia has always been able to provide health care and beauty of its people.
Our ancestors experimented with all kinds of leaves, flowers, roots and tubers to find useful benefits for them. Various combinations of different materials was found to restore health, prevent and treat disease, and is used for cosmetics.
The results of these efforts have been hereditary, with adaptations and additions made as necessary until now to our heirs. Robust system in health and beauty care in Indonesia is called JAMU.
Taken from: Nyonya Meneer
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