Fun Holidays - Thank an Herbalist Day

Herbal medicine as a method of treatment with plants has been used by people since time immemorial The first mention of it is found in treatises written more than 7,000 years ago The Chinese book Pen Ts'ao by Shen Nung, dating back to 2800 BC, contains 365 recipes for medicines made from plants Today, thanks to the prescriptions of herbalists, people are cured of serious diseases that traditional medicine cannot cope with Plant extracts and tinctures are also used to compensate for side effects from taking pharmacological drugs Scientific research confirms the effectiveness of herbal treatment, which was practiced not only in Ancient China, but also in Egypt, India, the Arab world and Europe Herbalists use the bark, roots, leaves, stems, buds and flowers of plants to combat pathologies of varying severity, receiving gratitude from millions of patients The founder of the New England Academy of Herbs, American Marlene Adelmann, established a professional holiday in 2014 - Thank the Herbalist Day, which is celebrated annually on April 17 Herbal medicine was used in Ancient Greece and Rome, and has been used for centuries by the indigenous populations of Australia and Africa Sorcerers, healers and magicians of Ancient Rus' passed on the secrets of herbal treatment from generation to generation The most popular plants were oak, St John's wort, nettle, wormwood, plantain, mint and rowan From the Novgorod region, larch sponge and wild rosemary were exported abroad, which were used to treat tuberculosis and cough Both ordinary people and representatives of the upper classes improved their health with herbs In 1581, after the creation of the “Apothecary Decree”, the highest body of medical management, in the Grozny rest stop, and its restoration in 1620 after its closure, herbalists began to serve the royal family In the XVI-XVII centuries treatises “Zelnik”, “Herbal Doctor”, “Zhiznnik” appeared with recipes for medicinal products made from wild plants Herbal medicine was practiced in monasteries for the treatment of monks and visiting patients Under Peter I, apothecary gardens began to be planted, in which “potion herbs” were grown Professor NM is considered the founder of Russian herbal medicine as a science Maksimovich-Ambodik (1714-1812), author of the first textbook on botany, which promoted treatment with plants Despite the gradual spread throughout the world of medicine based on the use of chemicals, folk healing did not give up its positions Some herbal treatment recipes lost their relevance, others were modified to meet the needs of modern life The active use of plants for the treatment of various pathologies due to the lack of pharmacological agents was observed during the First World War A new round in the development of herbal medicine occurred in the mid-twentieth century due to the presence of a large number of side effects from the use of medications, including drug addiction Herbal medicine is not an echo of antiquity, a time when humanity did not have enough knowledge and capabilities to create tablets, sprays and other analogues of modern medicines Plants are essentially precursors, the basis of many pharmaceuticals The effectiveness of herbal medicine has been scientifically proven and substantiated Therefore, in EU countries, regulation of the production of dietary supplements and testing of plants before using them as ingredients in medicines is carried out by analogy with traditional medicines Everything new is well forgotten old Herbs, tinctures and decoctions, created according to ancient recipes, are still used to this day to treat a number of diseases Herbal medicine, as a result of man's use of the generous gifts of nature, has become one of the areas of modern medicine, which allows it to reach a new level Therefore, professionals who use herbal preparations in their practice are congratulated on April 17 on “Thank You to the Herbalist” Day