| The practise of herb-gardening can be
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| | percent of the worlds population rely on
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| traced as far back as 4000 years ago in
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| | traditional plant based medicine, and 25
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| Egypt. Herb growing was often associated
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| | percent of prescription drugs contain
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| with temples, which required herbs for
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| | plant extract. The USA's interest in
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| daily worship and ritual. Queen
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| | medicinal herbs has increased by 100
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| Hatshepsut (d. 1482BC imported
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| | percent since 1995 and similar increases
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| frankincense (Boswellia sacra) and myrrh
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| | have been seen in other countries across
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| ( Commiphora myrrha) from Arabia, and
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| | the globe.A resurgence of interest has
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| cornflowers ( Centaurea cyanus), poppies
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| | meant that consumers are finding herbs in
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| (Papaver spp), mandrakes (Mandragora
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| | the food industry, dietary supplements,
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| spp), figs (Ficus spp), and lotuses
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| | teas, skin and hair-care products and
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| (Nymphaea lotus) appear in many wall
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| | aromatics. Culinary herbs have exploded
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| paintings. From as early as 305AD
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| | into every kitchen thanks to the likes of
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| herb-gardening was second only to prayer
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| | Jamie Oliver and other TV cookery
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| in the monastic regime. Monasteries were
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| | chefs.The lives of people and herbs are
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| largely self-sufficient in produce,
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| | so closely linked that we often forget
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| placing special emphasis on herbs to heal
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| | the power they posses. The Swiss
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| the sick. Herbs were also used to flavor
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| | physician and alchemist Paracelus
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| a vegetarian diet as well as the brewing
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| | (c.1493-1541) wrote that " All substances
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| and distillation of ale, wine and
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| | are poisons; there is none which is not
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| liqueurs such as Benedictine, and the
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| | poison. The right dose differentiates a
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| cosmetic Carmelite water which was based
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| | poison and a remedy." Plants like Opium
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| on Melissa officinalis. In the 16th
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| | Poppy (Papver somniferum) and Coca
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| century, herb gardens were planted by the
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| | (Erythroxylum coca) have been the cause
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| universities for the purpose of teaching
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| | of many wars throughout history. Life
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| botany and medicine, subjects that were
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| | saving plants like Quinine (Cinchona
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| inextricably linked until separated by
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| | Species) have prevented and treated
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| advances in science during the 18th
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| | malaria since the era of colonial
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| century. Physic gardens as they were
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| | expansion. Meadowsweet (Filipendula
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| commonly known were to be found at many
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| | ulmaria) provided the basis for
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| universities throughout Europe. Herbs
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| | acetylsalicylic acid produced in 1899,
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| were planted in alphabetical order and as
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| | and was named aspirin after (Spirea
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| new species were brought back by colonial
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| | ulmaria) which was the old name for
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| explorers and botanical knowledge
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| | (Filipendula ulmaria). Aspirin is the
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| expanded, physic gardens housed a far
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| | world's most widely used drug.People all
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| greater range of plants and became the
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| | over the world have picked, uprooted and
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| botanic gardens we know today.Even though
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| | used herbs since ancient times. Of the
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| herbs have their roots in centuries gone
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| | 250,000 species of flowering plants in
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| by they are not a thing of the past.
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| | the world, more than 20,000 are recorded
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| Thanks to the hippies of the 1960's and
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| | as herbs, and in these numbers lies our
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| 1970's herbs have made a serious come
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| | greatest hope of finding new drugs to
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| back in the last decade. Approximately 80
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| | combat disease.
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