April 2, 2008 at 3:53 pm (Article, Blog, English, Herbal, Information, Medical, Medicine, Natural, Plant, Plants, Treatment, Writing)
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According to herbal/ natural physicians in herbal materia medica the temperaments, mixtures, way of using a medicine and stages of medicine are involved. Moreover the research includes thoughts, experience and arguments as well as proving it according to the necessities of modern ages.
What is herbal/ natural medicine?
Herbal/ natural definition for medicine is that “the effects of medicine and its natural temperature must not be equal to the human body”.
This was the basic definition of medicine according to herbal or natural physicians.
The general meanings and uses of medicine are not same as medical concepts. Generally medicine is known as an object used for the treatment of diseases. While it has different effects according to its natural temperaments and family near herbal/ natural physicians. In addition to it medicine can have both, useful as well as harmful effects on body.
For example if someone expires due to the use of camphor or farfiyoon then generally these plants will not be known as medicines, rather these would be considered as poisons.
But all natural/herbal, ayurveda and acupunctural physicians agree that camphor and farfiyoon are medicines. The reason is that according to these physicians, these plants are not harmful with all aspects, as camphor can be the best treatment for liver cancer due to its fast and powerful effects, especially when mixed with other single herbal/ natural medicines like Cheiranthus (Wall-Flowers).
Same is the case with Yellow Resin (Resina Fleav), it will be known as medicine when found useful and effective for the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia but in fact it is listed under poisons according to its temperaments, constituents and nature, in herbal. and ayurvedic books.
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