Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine is a form of natural medicine that makes use of plant extracts in order to treat disease. Because herbal medicine treats the individual using a holistic and tailored approach, rather than a generic and “mechanical” one, its remedies work not only with great success but with fewer side effects. While our knowledge of herbal medicine dates back to ancient cultures, its applications have been continually refined, particularly in the last two centuries. In recent years herbal preparations have become increasingly popular as an alternative to “over-the-counter” drugs and have been used to treat a wide variety of physical and emotional conditions.