Description

INTRODUCTION

From the start of human history, there are reports of a man making use of herbals as food

and medicine. The use of botanical specimens for the treatment of diseases was given in

the world's first pharmacopeia compiled by the Chinese Scholar-Emperor Shen Nung in 2735

BC. JI The Greece and Egypt pharmacopeia included compounding and dosage requirements for

various illnesses. In the 4th century BC, Hippocrates of Greece, known as the "Father of Medicine" used

inorganic salts,

rather than botanicals, as medications.