Herbal Medicine
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		Herbal medicine, or phytotherapy, is a system of healthcare based on the traditional use of herbs to promote health, combined with a modern scientific understanding of plants, disease and diagnosis. It is a holistic approach where the practitioner seeks: To gently support and encourage the body’s own ability to heal itself with the aid of natural therapies To identify and correct the underlying cause of poor health rather than simply focus on symptoms It is a system designed to work with the human body in a way that is both safe and effective. “Revolutionary though modern medicine has been, there are a host of illnesses, from depression to multiple sclerosis, for which there is no magic bullet. Some respond better to the kind of mixtures found in herbs” New Scientist, May 2001