Plants Used For Medicine. In 1852 scientists were able to synthesize salicin an active ingredient in willow bark for the first time. 21 rows It can also be used for other medicinal purposes.
The medicinal use of chamomile is based on pre-Columbian traditions with their ancestral knowledge that we still conserve today Gispert et al 1998. Healers view food as medicine along with fresh clean air and water. The genus name Achillea is derived from mythical Greek character Achilles who reportedly carried it to treat battle wounds.
The genus name Achillea is derived from mythical Greek character Achilles who reportedly carried it to treat battle wounds.
In ancient times Hawaiian traditional healers would practice Laau Lapaau medicinal healing at some of the heiaus using plants from around the heiau and in neighboring forests. Sage anise mint Greek seed savory tansy etc. The fruit and leaves of raspberry Rubus idaeus have been used for centuries as a folk medicine. Scientists soon used similar techniques to produce aconitine from monkshood emetine from ipecacuanha atropine from deadly nightshade and quinine from Peruvian bark.
