Herbal medicine

study and use of medicinal properties of plants

Herbal medicine is the study of medicines made from plants. Herbal medicine sometimes includes mineral, fungi, and some animal parts.[1]

Humans have used medicinal plants since the Paleolithic age.[2] The first recipes for herbal medicines were written 5,000 years ago by the Sumeria.[3]

References

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  1. "Herbal medicine". Cancer Research UK. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. Sumner, Judith (2000). The Natural History of Medicinal Plants. Timber Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-88192-483-1.
  3. Sumner, Judith (2000). The Natural History of Medicinal Plants. Timber Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-88192-483-1.