60% when "prayer" was included in mix.

Ayurveda, loosely translated to "knowledge of life," is ancient Indian system of medicine. Dating back to more than 6,000 years ago, Ayurvedic Medicine practiced not just Herbal Medicine, but some of earliest surgical procedures as well as inoculation.

Over years Ayurvedic Medicine became increasingly symptomatic as opposed to treating root cause of disease, which originally was steeped in strengthening immune system.

With all our so-called advancements in medical field, it’s interesting that physicians are still treating "effect" rather than "cause."

The old adage that, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" could not be more true. This is especially true when it comes to natural remedies.

Nothing in makeup of a plant tells us in what way it would be used best. There are over a half million known herbs that could be used as possible remedies.

Chinese Herbalist practitioners have over 2,000 herbs that are readily available in their pharmacies.

Herbal remedies around globe very in strength from very mild and gentle remedies that are use even as food, to those that are potential poisons when taken at wrong dose.

Folk use of herbal remedies is familiar to all of us in some form or another. This is because herbal remedies are learned by being passed down from generation to generation.

Unfortunately this hearsay is what fuels ire of scientific community and their disdain.

But by dismissing generations of experience and observation, it is really traditional scientific community which is losing out on this wisdom.

In recent times, attitudes toward traditional and herbal remedies have changed for better. Many medical schools now offer studies in complementary medicine alongside traditional medical courses.

It’s only a matter of time before herbal medicine becomes part of a more holistic practice of healthcare.

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