Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin (Gebertingen)

Medicinal plants / herbs, they could also be called medicinal plants, are used for the production of remedies and medicines because of their high content of active ingredients. Whole plants, parts or certain substances (flowers, leaves, stems, seeds, resin, etc.) are usually dried and processed into medicines. The treatment of diseases with medicinal plants is called phytotherapy. After an accurate diagnosis, suitable herbs are administered as tinctures, tea or in spagyric form. Any plant known in pharmaceutical biology for appropriate use as a medicine can be called a medicinal plant.

The cultivation and use of plants for healing can be traced as far back as ancient Egyptian, Indian and Chinese texts. In Europe, the use of European (domestic) medicinal herbs is becoming increasingly popular.

It is interesting to note that some plants that were originally important medicinal herbs are now considered luxury foods. For example, tea, coffee or tobacco.

On the subject of culinary herbs, the closest relatives of medicinal plants, we enter the magical world of spices, which are also used accordingly. From a large number should be mentioned only pepper, cinnamon, basil, saffron, cloves, vanilla, nutmeg and ginger as prominent representatives.