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Article: Health: Herbal wonders of the world . . .; New evidence suggests that herbs will be the 'new' medicine of the future, fighting the effects of smoking abuse, cancers, depression, pain and stress.(Features)
- Article from:
- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2000
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Herbal treatments have been around for thousands of years but - in the West, at least - no longer occupy the place they once had in mainstream medicine.
With the development of manufactured pharmaceutical products, plant remedies took a back seat and were labelled "alternative".
But now, there are signs that nature may be gearing up for a comeback. New research is starting to show that the many chemicals in herbal medicines work in synergy. In other words, using a whole herb, works better than taking active compounds extracted from it - the whole is greater ...