Imagine your peace of mind as you turn to kitchen medicines to remedy everyday health crises: stomach upset, colds and cough, nervous tension, constipation or diarrhea, first aid for cuts and abrasions, even debilitating chronic conditions…
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897. More about Kohler’s Medizinal-Plfanzen collection at Wikipedia.
See the Medical Reference, Complementary Medicine web page at the University of Maryland Medical Center for a clear description of the uses and benefits of Ginger.
…Such knowledge springs from indigenous medicine, a dependence on the potential of fruits, vegetables, roots and spices, to influence health and effect cures. Nurtured in a culture for thousands of years, Ayurveda embraces home remedy as a portion of its materia medica. Of course Ayurveda developed complex herbal formulas in addition to herb simples. Author M.S. Premila takes into account the role of plant medicines both in their crude form and as drugs or agents. She describes herbal medicines from the vantage point of pharmacognosist and scientist in her book Ayurvedic Herbs, a Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian Medicine, and provides the Reader with access to documented information about the medicinal plants of India.
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