Homemade Phytopharmaceuticals–How to Decoct and Extract Medicinal Plants in Your Kitchen

Around the world “barefoot doctor”-style trained herbalists tend to the people of their communities, nurturing well-being, and passing on traditional knowledge.

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Health Viewpoints

Our modern societies have been inundated by pharmaceuticals, and science often has a long list of issues regarding herbal medicines, as portrayed in a 2013 article published in Frontiers in Pharmacology. Nevertheless, traditional remedies have a millennia-long history in cultures around the globe and are becoming increasingly germane to those interested in more holistic and natural approaches to health care and well-being.