Herbal remedy is one of ancient health care system. Herbal medicine is made up by using plants or plants extracts. Different generations and cultures have taken the benefit of herbs. Generally the
herbal remedy is used for treating the disease and also helps in promoting good health. Herbs when used, balances the need of nutrients in the body. Lack of nutrients may be caused due to poor diet or environmental deficiency.
Herbal therapy was used by different countries from the ancient times. Herbal remedy is broadly classified in three branches. They are ayurvedic herbalism, traditional Chinese medicine (tcm) and western herbalism.
Ayurvedic herbalism originated from India, while the Chinese herbalism originated from China and western herbalism from Greece. Currently western
herbalism is also known as folk medicine, as it is not much advance compared to ayurvedic and Chinese herbalism.
Ayurveda means science of life. The ayurvedic treatment emphasizes on mind, body, and spirit for preventing the disease. This treatment is practiced in the Indian subcontinent for about 5000 years ago. Treatment in ayurveda includes herbs, yoga, breath work which helps in improving the meditation. This treatment can be combined with the allopathic medication.
Ayurvedic treatment is being recognized by the World Health Organization. Common herbs used in ayurveda are aswagandha, turmeric, ginger, myrrh, boswellia and many others.
Chinese
herbal remedies have been used since thousand years to improve health and life expectancy. The traditional Chinese medicine includes massage, stress reduction, acupuncture, life-style change, exercise and
herbal medicine. Chinese remedy emphasizes on the entire body for better health. Five important organs of body are liver, heart, spleen, kidney and lungs. These important organs of body are associated with the elements of world like wood, fire, water, metal and earth. When a person suffers from disease, it is considered as the elements of body are out of balance.
Advantages of herbal remedies are numerous. It has natural curative properties as well as full of nutrient. Ayurvedic remedy can cure the chronic disease as it has the effect of going very deep. The
herbal remedy doesn’t have any toxic element in it as it is a natural product. Herbalism treat the disease in a more naturally compared to the allopathic treatment. Herbal medication balances the nervous system of the body and helps in relaxing the body.
Herbal medicine does helps the body to cure from disease but should not be taken without consulting the doctor or physician.
