Chapter Number
6
Authors
Bashar Saad
Omar Said
Pages From
101
Pages To
121
Book Title
Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Edition
1
Abstract
Throughout history, humans have relied on natural products for their health care and basic
needs to produce foodstuffs, shelter, clothing, modes of transportation, flavors and
fragrances. Hundreds of wild plants and wild and domestic animals and their byproducts
(eg, bones, feathers, hooves, skins, and tusks) form important ingredients for the preparation
of curative, and preventive medicine. The first records are from Mesopotamia and date from
about 2600 BC; among the substances discovered were oils of Cedrus species (cedar) ...