Question

Herbs as medicinal 1 minute speech for ASL

Answer 1

A healthy mind resides in a healthy body.

Health includes overall well being of an individual: physical, psychological and spiritual.

To maintain good health one should exercise regularly, take adequate sleep, follow a balanced diet and drink a lot of water.

Youngsters should avoid junk food, sweets and cola drinks which are harmful to one 's health.

We should also take care of our hygiene and the cleanliness of our surroundings.

Medicines are drugs that are taken by a sick individual to cure a disease. They should not be taken on a regular basis as they bear many side effects such as hair fall, headaches, allergies etc.

Medicines should be taken only at the doctor 's prescription and not on individual 's perception.

Access to good health care facilities should be provided by the government in every area. The individuals below poverty line should be provided free health care facilities and awareness about the diseases by the government.

Awareness about various health problems should be spread by the government in all the rural areas and cities.

because HEALTH IS WEALTH!!

Answer 2

The term “medicinal plant” include various types of plants used in herbalism ("herbology" or "herbal medicine"). It is the use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such uses.

The word “herb” has been derived from the Latin word, “herba” and an old French word “herbe”.Now a days, herb refers to any part of the plant like fruit, seed, stem, bark, flower, leaf, stigma or a root, as well as a non-woody plant. Earlier, the term “herb” was only applied to non-woody plants, including those that come from trees and shrubs. These medicinal plants are also used as food, flavonoid, medicine or perfume and also in certain spiritual activities.

Plants have been used for medicinal purposes long before prehistoric period. Ancient Unani manuscripts Egyptian papyrus and Chinese writings described the use of herbs.  Evidence exist that Unani Hakims, Indian Vaids and European and Mediterranean cultures were using herbs for over 4000 years as medicine. Indigenous cultures such as Rome, Egypt, Iran, Africa and America used herbs in their healing rituals, while other developed traditional medical systems such as Unani, Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine in which herbal therapies were used systematically.

Among ancient civilisations, India has been known to be rich repository of medicinal plants. The forest in India is the principal repository of large number of medicinal and aromatic plants, which are largely collected as raw materials for manufacture of drugs and perfumery products. About 8,000 herbal remedies have been codified in AYUSH systems in INDIA. Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Folk (tribal) medicines are the major systems of indigenous medicines. Among these systems, Ayurveda and Unani Medicine are most developed and widely practised in India.

Recently, WHO (World Health Organization) estimated that 80 percent of people worldwide rely on herbal medicines for some aspect of their primary health care needs. According to WHO, around 21,000 plant species have the potential for being used as medicinal plants.

As per data available over three-quarters of the world population relies mainly on plants and plant extracts for their health care needs. are easy to grow, look good, taste and smell amazing and many of them are magnets for bees and butterflies.Many herbs are used as blood purifiers to alter or change a long-standing condition by eliminating the metabolic toxins. These are also known as 'blood cleansers'.

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