Herbal medicine

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

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

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[cruk-herbs-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.

[Sumner-2000-p17-3] Sumner, Judith (2000). The Natural History of Medicinal Plants. Timber Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-88192-483-1.