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  2. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    Galantamine (or galanthamine) can be helpful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, though it is not a cure. [78] Geranium robertianum. Robert geranium. In traditional herbalism, it was used as a remedy for toothache and nosebleeds [79] and as a vulnerary (used for or useful in healing wounds). [80] Ginkgo biloba.

  3. Medicinal plants - Wikipedia

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    Medicinal plants. The bark of willow trees contains salicylic acid, the active metabolite of aspirin, and has been used for millennia to relieve pain and reduce fever. [1] Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical ...

  4. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological evidence indicates that the use of medicinal plants dates back to the Paleolithic age, approximately 60,000 years ago. Written evidence of herbal remedies dates back over 5,000 years to the Sumerians, who compiled lists of plants. Some ancient cultures wrote about plants and their medical uses in books called herbals.

  5. History of herbalism - Wikipedia

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    History of herbalism. The history of herbalism is closely tied with the history of medicine from prehistoric times up until the development of the germ theory of disease in the 19th century. Modern medicine from the 19th century to today has been based on evidence gathered using the scientific method. Evidence-based use of pharmaceutical drugs ...

  6. Category:Medicinal plants of North America - Wikipedia

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    Plants used in traditional Native American medicine‎ (1 C, 395 P) Pages in category "Medicinal plants of North America" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total.

  7. List of medicinal plants of the American West - Wikipedia

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    Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West - Cultural and Scientific Basis for their Use. Abedus Press, La Crescenta. ISBN 0-9763091-0-6. Gives the Chumash Indian and scientific basis for use of many plants, along with color photographs of each plant. Cecilia Garcia is a Chumash healer. Lowell J. Bean and Katherine Siva Saubel (1972).

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