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The Chemistry of Herbs

How do herbs work on the human organism? Much of their medicinal action can be classified according to a plant's therapeutic constituents, measured using the tools of biochemistry and pharmacology. However, plants also work synergistically – the whole being more than the sum of its parts – and this has been less well studied. As a result, many herbalists are happy to evaluate the healing potential of plants according to both modern scientific findings and more holistic philosophies of energy medicine.