s of Herbal Remedies a lucrative business. Opposing this was Claudius Galenus. He formalized the theories of Hipporatic ideas. His books became the standard medical tests not only in Rome, but latter on in the Arab world.

Arab World

With the fall of Rome in the 5th century, Classical learning shifted East and the study of Galenism medicine was

For centuries medieval Europe followed the teachings of Galen, a 2nd-century physician, who wrote extensively about the body’s four “humors” – blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile – and he classified herbs by their essential qualities: hot or cold, dry or damp.

These theories were expanded by 7th century Arab physicians and today Galenical theories continue to dominate Unani medicine, practiced in the Muslim and Indian World.

Herbs such as garlic and juniper have been used medicinally for about 4,000 years. In the days of Rameses lll, hemp was used for eye problems just as it is today.

European herbal tradition included hers such as basil and ginger.

Hippocrates categorized all foods and herbs by fundamental qualities – hot, cold, dry or damp. Good health was maintained by keeping balance, getting fresh air and exercise, and herbal dietary supplements. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it.

Greek

The early Greeks saw the world as composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. These elements were also related to the four seasons and to the four temperaments, phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and the four body fluids: phlegm, blood, black bile and yellow bile.

Roman

The Romans looked more on the body as a machine to be repaired. Rather then have the opinion that the body could heal itself, the Romans believed made Medicines of Herbal Remedies a lucrative business. Opposing this was Claudius Galenus. He formalized the theories of Hipporatic ideas. His books became the standard medical tests not only in Rome, but latter on in the Arab world.

Arab World

With the fall of Rome in the 5th century, Classical learning shifted East and the study of Galenism medicine was

and today Galenical theories continue to dominate Unani medicine, practiced in the Muslim and Indian World.

Herbs such as garlic and juniper have been used medicinally for about 4,000 years. In the days of Rameses lll, hemp was used for eye problems just as it is today.

European herbal tradition included hers such as basil and ginger.

Hippocrates categorized all foods and herbs by fundamental qualities – hot, cold, dry or damp. Good health was maintained by keeping balance, getting fresh air and exercise, and herbal dietary supplements. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it.

Greek

The early Greeks saw the world as composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. These elements were also related to the four seasons and to the four temperaments, phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and the four body fluids: phlegm, blood, black bile and yellow bile.

Roman

The Romans looked more on the body as a machine to be repaired. Rather then have the opinion that the body could heal itself, the Romans believed made Medicines of Herbal Remedies a lucrative business. Opposing this was Claudius Galenus. He formalized the theories of Hipporatic ideas. His books became the standard medical tests not only in Rome, but latter on in the Arab world.

Arab World

With the fall of Rome in the 5th century, Classical learning shifted East and the study of Galenism medicine was

ates categorized all foods and herbs by fundamental qualities – hot, cold, dry or damp. Good health was maintained by keeping balance, getting fresh air and exercise, and herbal dietary supplements. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it.

Greek

The early Greeks saw the world as composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. These elements were also related to the four seasons and to the four temperaments, phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and the four body fluids: phlegm, blood, black bile and yellow bile.

Roman

The Romans looked more on the body as a machine to be repaired. Rather then have the opinion that the body could heal itself, the Romans believed made Medicines of Herbal Remedies a lucrative business. Opposing this was Claudius Galenus. He formalized the theories of Hipporatic ideas. His books became the standard medical tests not only in Rome, but latter on in the Arab world.

Arab World

With the fall of Rome in the 5th century, Classical learning shifted East and the study of Galenism medicine was

nts were also related to the four seasons and to the four temperaments, phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and the four body fluids: phlegm, blood, black bile and yellow bile.

Roman

The Romans looked more on the body as a machine to be repaired. Rather then have the opinion that the body could heal itself, the Romans believed made Medicines of Herbal Remedies a lucrative business. Opposing this was Claudius Galenus. He formalized the theories of Hipporatic ideas. His books became the standard medical tests not only in Rome, but latter on in the Arab world.

Arab World

With the fall of Rome in the 5th century, Classical learning shifted East and the study of Galenism medicine was

s of Herbal Remedies a lucrative business. Opposing this was Claudius Galenus. He formalized the theories of Hipporatic ideas. His books became the standard medical tests not only in Rome, but latter on in the Arab world.

Arab World

With the fall of Rome in the 5th century, Classical learning shifted East and the study of Galenism medicine was focused in Constantinople and Persia.

Eastern Spices

The Arabs were great traders and introduced many herbs and spices from the East, such as nutmeg, cloves, saffron, and senna.

Herbs And Spices – A Science of Life

The term Ayurveda comes from two Indian words: ayur, or life, and veda, or knowledge.

Ayurvedic medicine is described as knowledge of how to live.

In Ayurvedic medicine illness is seen as imbalance with herbs and diet used to restore the equilibrium. The earliest texts date from about 2500 B.C.

New herbal traditions were added by the Persians, the Moghuls, and the British. The British closed down the Ayurvedic schools in 1833, but did not obliterate the learning altogether.

Tibetan medicine has a lot in common with Ayurveda but is more complicated. The Tebetan medicine has 15 subdivisions for the humors and places strong emphasis on the effect of past lives – karma – on present health.

Medical Disclaimer: This article is designed for educational purposes only and should not be used in any other manner. This information is not intended to substitute for informed medical advice.