reviewEvidence-based Complementary and Alternative MedicineJan 1, 2014HYBRID OA

Historical Perspective of Traditional Indigenous Medical Practices: The Current Renaissance and Conservation of Herbal Resources

SPSi-Yuan PanGLGerhard LitscherGSGao SSZShu-Feng ZhouZYZhi‐Ling Yu

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · Medical University of Graz · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

In recent years, increasing numbers of people have been choosing herbal medicines or products to improve their health conditions, either alone or in combination with others. Herbs are staging a comeback and herbal “renaissance” occurs all over the world. According to the World Health Organization, 75% of the world’s populations are using herbs for basic healthcare needs. Since the dawn of mankind, in fact, the use of herbs/plants has offered an effective medicine for the treatment of illnesses. Moreover, many conventional/pharmaceutical drugs are derived directly from both nature and traditional remedies distributed around the world. Up to now, the practice of herbal medicine entails the use of more than…

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  • Traditional medicine
  • Indigenous
  • Status quo
  • Overexploitation
  • Alternative medicine
  • The Renaissance
  • Traditional knowledge
  • Medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life in Land
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