Chapter Number:
6
Pages From:
101
To:
121
Book Title:
Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Edition:
1
Date:
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Abstract:
Throughout history, humans have relied on natural products for their health care and basic
needs to produce foodstuffs, shelter, clothing, modes of transportation, flavors and
fragrances. Hundreds of wild plants and wild and domestic animals and their byproducts
(eg, bones, feathers, hooves, skins, and tusks) form important ingredients for the preparation
of curative, and preventive medicine. The first records are from Mesopotamia and date from
about 2600 BC; among the substances discovered were oils of Cedrus species (cedar) ...