Traditional or herbal medicine is not a new thing in the medical field. Before the technology in medication gets more advanced like today, the ancient people had taken the advantage of natural sources to relieve various health problems. They relied on the herbal remedies as the primary means of health care. Although there were no accurate records found when the traditional medications began to be used, it was discovered that those medical products from nature had been used to by the prehistoric humans. People at that time used the herbal remedies to treat various infections and chronic conditions.
Herbal remedies keep being used by the modern medicine founded. Scientists run practices to create medicines with many ingredients that most of them content of chemical substances. The functionality of those new medications is proven. Unfortunately, the side effects are haunting all the time. It seems like reminding everyone to the old fashion medications introduced by the ancient people. Herbal or traditional remedies now gain its popularity back and get the trust of today’s society as the alternative medicine. Medical scientists have found out that the herbal medication has richer values of knowledge, skills and practices and also has less or free of side effects.
Modern lifestyle seems to be one of the main factors that lead the attack of various diseases. Many medications are formulated from chemical ingredients with the help of advanced technology, but still can’t always offer the best results. It is no wonder then more people get more aware with the campaign of going back to the nature. Fortunately, the herbal remedies are still being used by people in eastern countries. The 80% of the population in Asia and Africa continents keep the tradition of natural medications by taking the advantage of natural resources especially plants. And now, after the effectiveness of those herbal remedies is proven, many developed countries including ones in Europe also use them as alternative medicine. The traditional medication is now well accepted in the international marketplace after being more advanced formulated by following the required standards in the medical field.
