Theophrastus and Dioscorides were two early writers on herbalism. Theophrastus, a student of Aristotle and Plato, wrote one of the earliest classifications of plants. Dioscorides, a Greek physician, wrote De Materia Medica between 50-70 AD which described around 600 plant species and their medical uses. Herbal medicine, also called botanical or phytomedicine, refers to using plants for medicinal purposes and has a long tradition outside conventional medicine. Herbalism can treat many conditions and its main benefit is boosting energy and strengthening internal organ functions.

1. Herbalist
By: Simón Galindo Zuluaga

2. The Herbalists
 There is usually not much of a
classification in the herbals, and the
earliest works were merely copying
Theophrastos and Dioscorides.
 With time the herbals became more and
more original with more elaborate
woodcuts as illustrations.

4. Discorides
 Was a greek physician, who travelled
widely in the Roman and Greek worldto
gather knowledge about medicinal
plants.
 Between 50-70 AD he wrote De Materia
Medica, which contained around 600
species.

5. Discorides

6. Thephrastus
 was a student of Aristotle and Platon. He
wrote a classification of all known plants,
De Historia Plantarum, which contained
480 species.
 His classification was based on growth
form, and we still recognise many of his
plant genera, like Narcissus, Crocus and
Cornus.

7. Thephrastus

8. Herbal medicine
 Called botanical medicine or phytomedicin.
 Refers
to using a plant's seeds, berries, roots,
leaves, bark, or flowers for medicinal purposes.
 Herbalism
has a long tradition of use outside of
conventional medicine.

10. For what is good herbal
medicine?
 Herbal medicine is used to treat many
conditions, such as asthma, eczema,
premenstrual syndrome, rheumatoid
arthritis, migraine, menopausal symptoms,
chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome,
and cancer, among others.

12. Benefits of herbal medicine
 The most beneficial contribution of Herbal
Medicine to our body is the boosting up
of its energy and strengthening of the
functions of the internal organ systems.

14. Bibliography
 http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/her
bal-medicine-000351.htm