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Herbal Health
While using herbs to help treat
ailments may seem like a modern phoenomena, it has been around
for over 5000 years. Ancient Egyptians used oils in what was
probably an early version of aromatherapy. In the past almost
all medicines we took were herbs. Asprin, for example, it's main
ingredient (acetylsalicylic acid) comes from the bark of a willow
tree. Others include morphine, which is an active element of
the opium plant. Atrophine, comes from Belladonna leaves and
the heart drug Digitoxin comes from purple foxglove leaves just
to name a few.
Buying herbal remedies has always
been tricky because the federal government does not allow manufacturers
of herbal products to put theraputic information on labels. They
consider herbs to be nutritional supplements and not drugs. To
help guide you as to what herbs can be helpful to you, we have
compiled a list of herbs and ailments they have been known to
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