Did you know that between 25 and 40% of all prescriptions are originally plant-based? This is actually the oldest form of medicine! The first codified recording of plants was the Ebers Papyrus from Egypt. It dates back to 1500 B. C and is the oldest surviving written record of medicinal plants. The March 17th program on the Sterling Health Show hosted Dr. Joe Feuerstein, Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stamford Hospital’s Tully Center. He referred to it as the PDR of the past. For the non-medical amongst us, that’s the Physicians Desk Reference on medications. You can research the history of botanical use by checking out this really interesting site that offers you an interactive perspective for study: http://www.csh.umn.edu/modules/botmed/history/hs12.html. Using your mouse and a catchy on-line gadget lets you move along an annotated time line of botanical milestones.
Do you want more botanical, herbs and essential oils history? Cave drawings in southern France actually depicted about 100 different forms of herbs. Hypocrites classified and addressed the merits of over 200 plant species. If you’re into the history of medicine or the topic of botanicals, herbs and essential oils, check out the March 17, 2010 radio show link on www.sterlingcare.com.
