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Herbal medicine is the oldest and still the most widely used system of medicine in the world today. It is medicine made exclusively from plants. It is used in all societies and is common to all cultures. In the past 150 years the biologically active compounds found in plants have been utilised to synthesise many pharmaceutical drugs, these active compounds can function effectively as teas, taken as tablets, used as essential oils, ointments or extracts.
Herbal medicines include herbs, herbal materials, herbal preparations, and finished herb al products that contain parts of plants or other plant materials as active ingredients Herbs contain a large number of naturally occurring chemicals that have biological activity and compounds from plants that are used to produce reliable pharmaceutical drugs. Herbalism does however support holistic treatment, so prevention of disease is as important as the treatment of acute or chronic disease.
Herbal medicines act on the human physiology to influence bodily activity, enhance or inhibit organ function, and are prescribed with the aim of correcting imbalances and resolving patterns of dysfunction. For example, bitter substances found in certain herbs stimulate the production and release of digestive juices, thereby improving digestive function. Herbalists generally use whole plant extracts containing multiple constituents on the basis that these ingredients collectively reduce the side effects of any individual constituent and provide synergistic actions as well. Using several herbs together likewise achieves synergistic activity, enhanced efficacy, and reduced toxicity
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