HOW A GOOD HERBAL REMEDY IS DEVELOPED – ESTABLISHING THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS
To establish the effects of a natural plant medicine one must first of all be capable of observing accurately and interpreting correctly. In every age there have been people endowed with intuitive insight which enabled them, by personal experience and observation of others, to determine what plants are most suitable for curing a given condition or illness.
The effect of various substances on the human organism can be observed with greater accuracy after two or three days of fasting. Needless to say, one would only experiment with plants and substances known to be nonpoisonous. After taking one plant or another, it is possible to judge the relative merits – how it affects the bowels, the kidney, the stomach or the appetite, or whether it stimulates the functions of the body in some other way. If the body is in good condition, certain important effects can be easily perceived. In homoeopathy this is the so-called ‘proving’ of remedies on healthy people.
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