Modern medicine has roots in plantbased treatments from "summary" of The Green Pharmacy by James A. Duke
The history of modern medicine is deeply intertwined with plant-based treatments. Long before the development of synthetic drugs, people relied on the healing properties of various plants to treat a wide range of ailments. In fact, many of the drugs we use today have their origins in traditional herbal remedies. Plants have been used medicinally for centuries by cultures around the world, from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to indigenous peoples in the Americas and Asia. These traditional remedies were often based on empirical observations of the effects of different plants on the human body. Over time, this knowledge was passed down through generations, eventually forming the basis of modern pharmacology. Even today, many pharmaceutical drugs are derived from plant compounds. For example, the pain reliever aspirin is derived from willow bark, while the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel comes from the Pacific yew tree. These plant-based drugs have been modified and ...
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