Each medicine is effected by the natural heat of body and than it effects humours.
All herbs are classified into four categories according to their effects on human body.
- First Level
- Second Level
- Third Level
- Fourth Level
First Level
All herbs used in simple symptoms are put in this category. These herbs have a nominal effect on organs, mostly these effect only temperaments (?) of body. These medicines are used in symptoms like insomnia (sleeplessness), anxiety, digestive problems, etc. Examples of this kind of herbs are Indian Kudz, Aconite, Myrtus Communis Linn.
Second Level
These herbs have powerful effects when compared to first level herbs. These are used in more powerful symptoms like Hypertension (high blood pressure), Hypotension (low blood pressure), various pains, tiredness, psychological problems, etc. Examples of second level herbs are Tallic Herr Earr, Embelia Ribes, etc.
Third Level
These are powerful herbs and used in different combinations to cure various complicated inflammations like heart diseases, hepatitis c, diabetes, etc. These herbs have very strong effect on human body therefore; a very small dosage is used. Indian Kinotree Malabar Kinno and Psychorialpa Chanha are examples of third level herbs.
Fourth Level
Fourth level medicines are highly risky medicines and are used only by very expert healers. These medicines are mostly used in cancers and to cure poisonous effects of body. Fourth level medicines are themselves poisons and are used in various compounds in a very little quantity of milligrams according to the requirement of the recipe. Examples of fourth level herbs are Calotropis and Devic’s apple.
