Modern phytotherapy or plant medicine is a treatment that makes use of medicinal plants, their products such as roots, leaves, flowers, etc. It draws its wisdom from the depths of the ages, using the knowledge of European, Arab, Tibetan, Indian, and Chinese traditional medicines.

Herbal medicine most often uses drugs obtained by preparing alcohol (tinctures and extracts) or water (infusions and decoctions) extracts. Powders, pills and other extracts are less commonly used. 

Phytotherapy, like homeopathy, refers to those areas in medicine that treat not the disease, but the patient. It is no accident that the recipes of classical Chinese or Tibetan herbal medicine were created on the basis of a thorough study of the state of the individual patient. Unlike modern classical therapy, phytotherapy does not use synthetic substances, dyes, flavors, artificial preservatives or products of genetic engineering. When used correctly, it restores the harmony of the body, allowing it to cope with the disease and does not cause any side effects.

Of course, the simplest phytotherapy begins with the inclusion of wild or cultivated plants in food. Nettles, pine, maria, wild berries, as well as other wild plants and fruits, can be contributed to the means of home dietary herbal medicines. Its basis can make up the use of spices, cereals and seedlings of seeds.

A more serious therapeutic effect is aimed at healing from specific diseases, provided by specialists who are well aware of the features of phytotherapeutic agents and who have the advantages of education. Unfortunately, in the USA, phytotherapy is not the part of the basic curriculum in medical universities, but is taught as an elective or as a postgraduate education, so that real experts in the field of phytotherapy are very rare.

If, nevertheless, you find the right specialist or start to be treated by medical plants, you need to take into account some points:

  • Each plant has its own cooking features and these features must be observed! Some plants give the best effect when being boiled, while others require a cold infusion during the day. Only then, they give the required active substances.
  • The same applies to the storage of plant materials! For each plant they are different. Therefore, carefully read the recommendations on the package or strictly follow the instructions of your doctor!
  • It is better to brew medicinal plants in enamel or glassware. Be sure to cover this vessel with a lid to keep the volatile substances! Brewing metal containers with a mesh can not be used for this purpose!
  • Infusion or tea should have a natural taste. Do not add sugar or sweeteners!
  • It is better to prepare the infusion or decoction for one day. In addition, it should be stored in a thermos, not in the refrigerator.
  • Do not heat the tea or infusion in a microwave. In such a way, you will dramatically reduce its effectiveness!
  • Prepare the infusion or broth in a calm meditative atmosphere, focusing on the healing principle!
  • It is important to pay attention to the water that you use for brewing. It should be clean, but not distilled! Flowing spring water will be the best, but never use water with gas for this purpose!
  • Phytotherapeutic agents should be used according to the schedule of appointments, most often on an empty stomach 2-3 times a day. Take a medication calmly, slowly, savoring, thinking that it is really healthy.

If you comply with these rules, the results of your treatment will be higher, and the quality of the impact is optimal. However, to accept the herbal medicine or not, is the choice of every person, that is why it is up to you to decide, whether to trust herbal medicine or not.