Herbal medicine is the most ancient form of health care known to man.
Herbs have been used in all cultures since history records were recorded herbal medicine has such an extraordinary influence that numerous alternative medicine therapist treat their patients with herbal remedies, including Ayurved. Unlike other systems Ayurved's main prescription depends on herbs only. The majority of prescriptions as treatment in herbal Ayurved medicine are actually mixtures of herbs, plant extracts and other organic substances, rather than just strictly on herb for every disorder, disease and anomaly. Herbal medicines are also known as botanical medicine. An herb can be a leaf, a flower, a steam, a seed, a root, a fruit, bark or any other plant part that can treat wounds, abrasions, cuts and a number of other conditions.