Have you ever heard the term medicinal plant or medical herb?
Herbs are known to enjoy the scent of herbal tea and to be used as spices in cooking, but medical herbs are herbs with medicinal properties that are used for maintaining and promoting health, preventing and treating diseases. means In fact, one-fourth of the raw materials in pharmaceuticals are of plant origin. There is a one-to-one relationship between medicines, such as this medicine for this disease, for example, if you have a fever, this antipyretic, but herbs are characterized by their diversity. Alternative therapies (meaning alternatives to modern medicine) are mainly traditional therapies other than modern medicine. Many of them have in common that they use the natural healing power of the human body, and this is called naturopathy, and medical herbs fall into this field. This is the biggest difference from modern medicine, which tries to work only on the part of the disease that has stopped.
Features of action of herbs
1. It contains various ingredients that work synergistically with each other.
2. Not only local treatment but also strengthening of the whole body can be expected
3. It is excellent at regulating the functions of the nervous, endocrine and immune systems that govern the healing system.
1. antioxidant effect
Action to suppress the oxidation (aging) of cells. Plants that perform photosynthesis produce antioxidant substances inside themselves to prevent oxidation caused by ultraviolet rays, so many of the active ingredients have antioxidant properties.
2. Body defense function regulating action
Our bodies have the ability to maintain a well-balanced state of mind and body by activating three systems: the autonomic nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system.
increase. The action that modulates this function includes immunostimulatory action, sedative action on nerves, and hormone secretion control action.
3. Antibacterial/antiviral action
Functions of substances produced by plants to protect themselves from pathogens
can be applied directly to humans. It also helps prevent infections. Herb tea is so useful that it is said to be "echinacea" to prevent colds, and "elderflower" if you catch a cold.
Four. Pharmacological action
It has drug-like effects such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antispasmodic effects. Active ingredients that exert this action are also applied to pharmaceuticals.
Five. nutritional supplement
Provides vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, etc. It has a different meaning from other actions and cannot be called an action, but it is a very important function.
