Over the past century, Americans have embraced modern pharmaceutical science and the lifesaving medicines it has produced. In the process, we have relegated to folklore the cures our grandparents relied on. As it turns out, that trove is rich with effective remedies.<\/p>\n
In fact, even modern medicine relies on plants more than many of us realize, says Catherine Ulbricht, PharmD, senior attending pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital and chief editor of publications for the Natural Standard Research Collaboration, which evaluates scientific data on herbs.<\/p>\n
“Practically all of the most widely used drugs have an herbal origin,” Ulbricht says. “The number one OTC medication, aspirin, is a synthetic version of a compound found in the willow tree. Many stains are based on fungi; and Tami flu originated from Chinese star anise.”<\/p>\n
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