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Phytotherapy (phyto is Greek for plant) is a form of herbal medicine and describes the use
of whole plants—fresh or dried.
Remedies are prepared in liquid form as teas, potions and compresses or ground-up and
prescribed in the form of powders, capsules, or tablets. - Drinking a soothing cup of linden
tea is a form of phytotherapy; so are compresses of chamomile for a burning eye, or
gargles of a sage infusion for a sore throat and for gum problems.
Phytotherapy is the oldest and most proven form of natural medicine. The medicine
traditions of many of the indigenous peoples are speaking for themselves. In Europe
phytotherapy, or botanical or biological medicine as it is also called, has been popular
since before the times of Paracelsus (1493-1541).
Many plant-based modalities found their roots in the European tradition; among them are
homeopathy, homotoxicology, and many other lesser known healing forms using herbal
remedies. Among these lesser known forms is spagyrik. It uses a very pure form of highly
filtered plant mother tinctures and only minute amounts of alcohol.
Modern pharmacology also started from botanical medicine. For example, aconite and
digitalis are toxic plants; yet, they were used in the production of some of the first effective
prescription drugs for heart disease.
Even today, in its search for new breakthroughs in medicine, the pharmaceutical industry
is keen on getting its hands on previously unknown herbs and plants that have a
longstanding tradition in indigenous cultures.
This interest of the pharmaceutical industry helps in decoding the active constituents of
these plants. Unfortunately, this also bears the danger of isolated ingredients being
synthetically manufactured or being used out of context.
We know the problem with isolated herbal substances from traditional Chinese medicine
where it has long been acknowledged that the action of one and the same plant part can
be modified according to its pairing with other complementary or counteracting
substances.
This very basic knowledge is rarely incorporated in western pharmacology and,
unfortunately, is frequently also neglected in the production of many natural supplements
and vitamin compounds. Such indiscriminate combinations and extrusions may explain
unexpected side-effects or a lack of efficacy of many products.
of whole plants—fresh or dried.
Remedies are prepared in liquid form as teas, potions and compresses or ground-up and
prescribed in the form of powders, capsules, or tablets. - Drinking a soothing cup of linden
tea is a form of phytotherapy; so are compresses of chamomile for a burning eye, or
gargles of a sage infusion for a sore throat and for gum problems.
Phytotherapy is the oldest and most proven form of natural medicine. The medicine
traditions of many of the indigenous peoples are speaking for themselves. In Europe
phytotherapy, or botanical or biological medicine as it is also called, has been popular
since before the times of Paracelsus (1493-1541).
Many plant-based modalities found their roots in the European tradition; among them are
homeopathy, homotoxicology, and many other lesser known healing forms using herbal
remedies. Among these lesser known forms is spagyrik. It uses a very pure form of highly
filtered plant mother tinctures and only minute amounts of alcohol.
Modern pharmacology also started from botanical medicine. For example, aconite and
digitalis are toxic plants; yet, they were used in the production of some of the first effective
prescription drugs for heart disease.
Even today, in its search for new breakthroughs in medicine, the pharmaceutical industry
is keen on getting its hands on previously unknown herbs and plants that have a
longstanding tradition in indigenous cultures.
This interest of the pharmaceutical industry helps in decoding the active constituents of
these plants. Unfortunately, this also bears the danger of isolated ingredients being
synthetically manufactured or being used out of context.
We know the problem with isolated herbal substances from traditional Chinese medicine
where it has long been acknowledged that the action of one and the same plant part can
be modified according to its pairing with other complementary or counteracting
substances.
This very basic knowledge is rarely incorporated in western pharmacology and,
unfortunately, is frequently also neglected in the production of many natural supplements
and vitamin compounds. Such indiscriminate combinations and extrusions may explain
unexpected side-effects or a lack of efficacy of many products.
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