According to the World Health Organization an estimate of 80% of the world’s population uses herbal medicine and approximately 25% of modern drugs or at least 7000 medical compounds are derived from plants. At least 35000 or more than two thirds of the plants around the world have medicinal value. 80% of the active plant compounds that is used in the traditional way of treating have been proven effective in the modern therapeutic treatment.

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Natural Herbal Supplement is a formulation intended to provide nutrients such as amino acids, vitamins, minerals, fibres or fatty acids that is not being sufficiently taken in a person’s diet. This form of natural medicine uses the power of herbs, either dried plant, a specific part like root or leaves, or only its extract. Supplement comes in many preparation like pressed as tablets or pills, used for teas and tincture or mixed with lotions, ointments and creams. Most of these are widely available because of its many advantages that include fewer side effects than common pharmaceutical drug.

History

A conventional folk medicine practice that uses plants and plant extract is what you call herbalism and also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism or phytotherapy. The study of herbs dates back over 5000 years ago by the Sumerians who demonstrated the different medicinal uses of plants. Ancient Egyptian medicine used garlic, opium, castor oil, mint and other herb around the year 10 000 B.C.. Possibly as early as 1900 B.C. the Indian Ayurveda used herbs to treat sick people. The first herbal book entitled Shennong Bencao Jing was by the Chinese during the han Dynasty. The book contains list of 365 medicinal plants and their uses. During the middle ages the uses of plants as medicine includes treatment for different disorders and were given by what they call the wise women. Medical schools began to appear from 9th century in the medieval Islamic world. Arab travellers had access to medicinal plants from China and India and use it for their experiments. During the modern era many medicinal herbal books have been published and during the second millennium start the erosion of the leading position of plants as a source of therapeutic effects.

Due to the rapid development of science the classical herbal medicine system has been changed to natural herbal supplement and this has been accelerated every year.

Benefits

Natural herbal supplement is very beneficial in the sense that it can overcome nutritional deficiencies. Our diet may not provide the complete nutrition we need so it fills in those gaps. It can boost our immune system especially those rich in Vitamin C supplements and it helps getting rid of toxins which are harmful in the body. These supplements help us to have an optimum health with the least risk of diseases.

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