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[change | change source]
- ↑ "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.