Natural therapeutic herb

Advances in the understanding of endogenous control of pain were obtained with cannabinoids. Throughout history, Cannabis sativa L. has been used as a natural therapeutic herb as well as an analgesic. The Cannabis plant contains a complex mixture of substances that include at least 60 different cannabinoids, including A9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) [29]. Pharmacological studies have demonstrated that THC and other active cannabinoids act at specific receptors called CB1 and CB2 [30]. The cannabinoid receptors are expressed in both the peripheral and central nervous system and are endogenously activated by... 

The most ancient uses of spices appear to be therapeutic in nature. The use of spices was common in China but tittle, if any, authentic Chinese records exist to confirm this. According to Chinese myths and legends, Shen Nung, the Divine Cultivator, founded Chinese medicine and discovered the curative powers of many herbs. He is said to have described more than 100 plants in a treatise reportedly written in 2700 BC. It has been shown, however, that no written language was available in China at that time. Although some of the herbal uses in the treatise go back several centuries BC, the work seems to have been produced by unknown authors in the first century AD. Other records on the use of cassia and ginger are known to have been written in the fifth and fourth centuries BC, in the latter case by Confucius. 

Complementary and alternative medicines A group of practices and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine, including alternative medical systems (e.g., homeopathic medicine and naturopathic medicine), mind-body interventions (e.g., meditation and mental healing), biologically-based therapies (e.g., dietary supplements, vitamins, herbs, and other natural products), manipulative body-based methods (e.g., acupuncture and massage), and energy therapies (e.g., therapeutic touch and bioelectromagnetic-based therapies). 

In the syndrome of Yang collapse, if the Yang is extremely weak and the internal cold exceeds its maximum, and the conflict between the cold pathogenic factor and the hot herbs is very severe, a small amount of cold herb, which follows the nature of the pathogenic cold, can be added. This herb serves as strategic assistant in the large amount of hot herbs used to reduce the conflict and is helpful in fulfilling the therapeutic effect. 

The treatment strategy in this formula is presented by using combinations of herbs that are sweet, cold and sour in nature and the combination of tonifying and stabilizing the Qi and Yin together. These perfect combinations result in a strong and effective therapeutic outcome, despite there being only three herbs in the formula. 

Bratman, Steven, and David J. Kroll. Clinical Evaluation of Medicinal Herbs and Other Therapeutic Natural Products. Roseville, CA Prima Publishing, 1999. 

This purpose the present author has thought to achieve by a preliminary survey of the historical background of medical herbalism, followed by an explanation and discussion of the philosophy upon which the herbal practitioner of to-day bases his work. The greater part of the book is devoted to the cyclopaedic dictionary of medicinal and other herbs, with their natural order, botanical and common names and synonyms, their habitats, distinctive features, the parts employed and the therapeutic properties, with uses and dosage. 

Roots should be collected only after the herb itself has fallen back for the season, no matter whether the plant is annual, biennial or perennial. Barks should never be taken from the living tree, but only in the spring time, from a tree that has been cut down the previous autumn. If naturally and carefully dried, the therapeutic virtues will remain for long periods. 

Nephrotoxins are usually easy to identify when deriving from well known therapeutic agents. However, their identification requires a detective work when causes involve the uncontrolled use of herbs ingredients in home remedies or folk medicine. The difficulty is compounded by the fact that patients do not mention their regular use of herbal powders or infusions because they consider these natural products to be harmless [1]. 

Herbal therapy is used to treat the common cold, infections, diseases of the G1 tract, and about anything else that ails you. Herbs are naturally grown and don t have the quality standards found in prescription and over-the-counter medications. You ll learn about the therapeutic effect of herbal therapies in this chapter and the adverse reactions patients can experience when herbal therapy is combined with conventional therapy. 

In recent years, herbal therapies have gained popularity as multimilMon-dollar businesses have capitaMzed on the therapeutic properties of natural herbs and the... 

The term nutraceutical, coined in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, arises from combination of two words, nutrition and pharmaceutical, and defines food or food products that can provide medical and health benefits, including prevention and treatment of disease. Whole grains, beans, and herbs are known to include natural products with therapeutic potential, but fruits and vegetables are their main natural source. Edible mushrooms have also been reported to have medicinal properties [8,9]. Fortified foods, dietary supplements, herbal products, genetically engineered foods, and processed products such as cereals, soups, and beverages are considered nutraceuticals, even when in most cases bioactive components have not been scientifically standardized [10]. 

Combination drugs and multicomponent therapeutics (e.g., herbs and natural products) have been used since ancient times. There is widespread evidence that combinations of compounds can be more effective than the sum of the effectiveness of the individual agents themselves, a result that can be rationalized using principles derived from modern systems and molecular biology. Combination chemical genetics coupled with the informatics methods of system biology could provide deeper insights into the... 

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