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Many
thousands plants that grow throughout
the world have medicinal uses, thanks
to their active constituents, that
have a direct action on the body.
They are used both in herbal and
conventional medicine and they offer
benefits that pharmaceutical drugs
often lack, helping to combat the
illness and they support the body's
efforts for regaining a good health.
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There
is no doubt that in extreme situations
the treatments devised by modern medicine
can offer an unparalleled opportunity
to relieve symptoms and save lives.
A newspaper article in 1993 described
the terrible conditions in a hospital
in war-torn Sarajevo, the capital
of Bosnia-Herzegovina Deprived of
conventional medical supplies and
drugs, the doctors were forced to
use a well-known European herb, valerian
(Valeriana officinalis), as a painkiller
for the wounded and as an anaesthetic.
Valerian is an effective herbal medicine
for anxiety and nervous tension, but
it is woefully inadequate as an analgesic
or anaesthetic. There is no doubt
that in extreme situations the treatments
devised by modern medicine can offer
an unparalleled opportunity to relieve
symptoms and save lives.
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Orthodox
pharmaceutical medicines sustain life and
counter infections in situations where other
types of treatment may have little to offer.
Modern surgical techniques, such as keyhole
surgery and plastic surgery and the whole
range of diagnostic and life-support machinery
now available, can be used for improving
the chances of recovery from serious illness
or injury.
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