Why herbal plant are importance as medicine?

Answer 1

Herbs have been used by people for longer than we have been keeping written record. Originally they were found in the wild, by the gatherers (of hunter-gatherer groups) and used for a lot of different things.

They were used to flavour food, as a source of nutrition, as medicines and for magical purposes.

Before there were doctors, herbs were used by the "wise women & men" of small bands of people... very often with good, reliable results. As people settled into areas and started cultivating crops, they often grew the easier to find and grow herbs for culinary use, thus began the herb gardens.

This does not mean they abandoned their gleaning from their surroundings, just that they found it prudent to grow the things they needed the most of.

As our needs changed we found herbs to fill those needs... from plants to dye yarn and fabrics to plants to spread on the floors to keep the dust and pests down (strewing herbs like lady's bedstraw). We learned to extract oils and make teas and infusions, not just for their pleasant aromas and flavours, but also for their medicinal properties.

As we moved from area to area we accumulated more and new information from those who lived in the area before us, thus when Europeans came to the Americas, the local aboriginals had a wealth of knowledge about indigenous plants and their benefits which they sometimes (when they were asked) shared with their new friends and neighbours.

As modern medicine developed you will find a large number of the pills we take today have their origins in those humble herbs gathered from the waysides and stream beds. Even today, the "miracle drugs" being developed can regularly be traced back to some little known plant growing in some remote part of the world. Herbs have been with us throughout history and with any luck (and a little planning on our part) they will be with us for as long as we continue.

Answer 2

They work much better than drugs because the body responds to natural. Chemicals are a lot of times damaging to the body and the way it functions. Simple example, you eat healthy foods your body will responds well if you don't it won't. Plant were put on the earth for the service of man to help with healing and repairing of the body.

Answer 3

Well, herbs can be used in many ways. For example, you can use it for diseases and sickness. Herbs also can give out a nice, soothing smell to some people and help them to relax. Herbs are also important in some pasta recipes!

Answer 4

"Herbal plants" often offer more affordable remedies for common ailments than do pharmaceuticals.

On the other hand, many medicinal plants have or are being currently studied by Western Medicine for their benefits. A successful example of this is the study of White Willow resulting in the primary active ingredient in Aspirin.

Answer 5

It's important for the families that can't afford to send their love ones to hospitals