Herbal medicine has been used since long ago and within every society to inhibit and treat illness. In any human being culture, the materials used were those that were accessible within the geographical location and addressed local health concerns. With colonization and trade, cultural traditions were exposed and often overwhelmed by modern scientific concepts and medical practices. In this time of rising need for successful, reasonable health promotion and treatment strategies for our aging populations and growing problems posed by new and antibiotic resistant microbes, the history and...