Food - Herbs

Herbal medicine is amongst the most respected of the ancient natural therapies, and has stood the test of time, despite the introduction of the modern medical science. Herbs are compatile with the chemistry of the human body which has adapted over thousands of years to assimilate them.

Today there is an enormous resurgence of interest in all things herbal, and a rediscovery of the traditional use of medicinal herbs. Treatment with herbs can often provide a gentle and safe alterb¡native, or complement, to modern drugs and other orthodox medical treatments.

Over the centuries we have developed an enormous wealth of information on the uses and efficacy of herbal medicines. Passed down from generation to generation, it has survived until the present day, when (the World health Health Organisations informs us) 85% of the world´s population still use herbs as their main form of medical treatment. And this is very fortunate, for in the late 1970s, after worldwide surveys by international health agencies, the Director General of WHO stated that to achieve and maintain adequate healthcare for the world by the year 2000, we need to encourage and develop the use of traditional systems of medicine, for Western orthodox medicine alone will not meet our medical needs. Even industrialised countries, such as the USA and Japan are looking to herbs and their potential for primary health care.