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Western herbal medicine has an extremely long history, far longer in fact than ‘conventional medicine’. The earliest records of the use of medicinal herbs were associated with the Assyro-Babylonians and the Egyptians. The Egyptian Ebers papyrus (c1550 BC) includes over 700 prescriptions including caraway, coriander, garlic, linseed, peppermint, figs, fennel, anise, poppy and castor oil. Herbal medicine uses whole plant preparations, so that the overall effect is gentle and balanced. At the Myrobalan Clinic as well as using whole plant preparations, we use an holistic approach to treatment (see holistic medicine). This means that we are treating the underlying cause of a health imbalance rather than simply suppressing the symptoms.
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