Herbs - Plant Constituents

Introduction

Plant constituents, or "Active Ingredients" as referred to by the pharmaceutical industry, are elements that have a marked, definable physiological and possibly medical action upon the body. Although these ingredients are not of immediate interest to a herbal healing approach, as the focus is on the whole plant not just a specific constituent, it is sometimes useful to understand these ingredients if only to reinforce or provide traditional scientific basis that support the benefits and use of herbs.

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