Herbal Wellness

Phytotherapy is a science-based medical practice and thus is distinguished from other, more traditional approaches, such as medical herbalism, which relies on an empirical appreciation of medicinal herbs and which is often linked to traditional knowledge. An herbalist’s approach generally has not been evaluated in controlled clinical trials or in rigorous biomedical studies, whereas numerous trials and pharmacological studies of specific phytotherapeutic preparations [in phytotherapy] exist.

The terminology of the various forms of treatment associated with herbal substances remains confusing. While many consider herbal medicines with a well-defined use profile (one based on scientific and medical evidence) as phytotherapeutic products, others consider such products to be food supplements. The latter implies that medicines based on herbal substances are unproven therapies, and in some countries they are treated that way. In the United States, for example, all herbal-based products are classified as dietary supplements. To complicate matters, herbalism is sometimes also referred to as phytotherapy, and both herbalism and phytotherapy are sometimes described as herbal medicine. Likewise, preparations used in phytotherapy and in herbalism may be referred to as herbal medicines or phytomedicines.

The practice of phytotherapy differs widely throughout the world. In some countries, such as South Korea and Japan, proven phytotherapy products are integrated into health insurance coverage. Other countries, including China, India, and Nepal, offer wide health care coverage for herbal medicines, which fall under traditional medicine services. In most other parts of the world, however, such products are not integrated into health care or health insurance programs. They are, rather, much more a patient’s private choice, and they often are sold as over-the-counter (OTC) products, though these products may be recommended or prescribed by a wide range of health care practitioners, including general practitioners and naturopathic doctors.

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The pharmacology of todays Western Medical System is largely artificial or chemically based. Many drugs can have terrible side affects, and even create other health issues. From addiction to opiods to over-prescription of corticosteriods there have been many epidemics caused by the use of the drugs themselves. Plant based phytotheraputic medicines have natural bioactive ingredients that work effectively with the body towards healing and optimal health.

Yes,. This system of plant and flower-based remedies was developed in the 1930s by Dr. Edward Bach, a physician and homeopath who was convinced that emotional wellbeing was key to overall health. Dr. Bach spent his life exploring the use of flowers and plants to bring a simple, natural and gentler approach to emotional balance. He eventually went on to create remedies thought to help balance emotional state and are commonly recommended by practitioners for psychological problems and pain. We assessed whether these flower remedies are safe and efficacious for these indications by performing a systematic review of the literature.

Flower remedies are a widely-available, popular form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) developed in the 1930s by the British physician Dr Edward Bach. What he believed to be in a truly holistic form of emotional healing; Flower remedies are believed to assist the body in healing itself by providing “a positive emotional state that is conducive to the restoration of a healthy equilibrium and by acting to catalyze an individual’s own internal resources for maintaining balance”. According to Bach, the restoration of balance could be used for treating any medical condition, however BFRs are commonly used for psychological problems and stress.