Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, and phytotherapy. Many plants synthesize substances that are useful to the maintenance of health in humans and other animals. These include aromatic substances, most of which are phenols or their oxygen-substituted derivatives such as tannins. Many are secondary metabolites, of which at least 12,000 have been isolated — a number estimated to be less than 10% of the total. In many cases, these substances (particularly the alkaloids) serve as plant defense mechanisms against predation by microorganisms, insects, and herbivores. Many of the herbs and spices used by humans to season food yield useful medicinal compounds.

Herbal remedies are in practice since time unkown in the humen history. Every tribes known and unknown have alwasy uwed herbs for healing. Even now in some remote parts of different countries like India, herbs are used for all sorts of illnesses. There are herbs known and well doucmented, yet more there are herbs that indegieous to the local community and tribe.

The form of remedies can be tictures, herbal wine and elixirs, tisanes, decoctions, macerates, vinegars, oils, balms, poultices, herbal powder, tablets, juices, syrups, extracts and so on. The doesage would vary for different ailaments based on the diagnosis.

Herbal remedies are very effective when taken under observation and supervions by a qualified doctor. The diseases has evolved along with other things today. Hence, self medication is not recommanded. Many herbs have shown positive results in-vitro, animal model or small-scale clinical tests but some studies on herbal treatments have also found negative results.

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