Phytotherapy (= Herbal Medicine)

"All meadows and pastures, all mountains and hills are pharmacies"
     Paracelsus (1493-1541)

The healing power of plants

When in the third millennium B.C., oppressed slaves built the marvel of the Cheops Pyramid in unspeakable forced labor, they were given garlic, onions, and radish by the priestly doctors for 1600 silver coins to stay healthy and strong, as Herodotus reports. Herodotus also tells us that the Egyptians were the healthiest people in the Middle East. "They stay healthy," he wrote, "by using emetics and enemas. For they believe that all diseases are caused by the food they eat…".

Today, we know from numerous scientific studies that, for example, garlic has a beneficial effect on heart rhythm, is an invaluable remedy for colon detoxification, and even helps lower blood pressure and blood sugar levels.