PHYTOTHERAPY
Cristalfarma operates primarily within the sector of phytotherapy.
Phytotherapy, literally, means: "to cure with plants".
The emphasis should be placed on “cure”, rather than on “with plants”.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), any vegetable that contains one or more pharmacologically active components is defined as a medicinal plant. Almost always, a medicinal plant contains multiple pharmacologically active substances. A “phytocomplex” is the combination of all of the substances present in a plant-based drug which are together responsible for the plant’s therapeutic effect.
In essence, phytotherapy is the use of medicinal plants for prevention or cure.
Phytotherapy is not a philosophy, a school of thought or an "alternative" medicine, but rather an ancient and noble branch of scientific pharmacology.
A common error
In recent years, a vast selection of “herbal-based remedies” has been made available on the market. However, these products often lack the fundamental scientific information that accompanies traditional medicinal products. The end result is that often, the natural medicinal product is considered as a weak and sometimes even useless remedy due to the lack of information provided. However, for those of us who are well-versed in the therapeutic advantages of phytodrugs know that these misconceptions concerning phytodrugs could not be farther from the truth.
For centuries, phytotherapy was the main, if not the only, therapeutic instrument known to man, and the often quoted 'dosis facit venenum' (“only the dose determines the harm”) confirms the understanding of the significant potential of medicinal plants, as early in history as the time of Esculapius, the Roman god of medicine and healing.
Among others, some of the most potent plants in the history of man include digitalis purpurea, atropa belladonna, colchicum autumnale, and many species of Salix, all of which are still used on a wide scale in medicine today.
Below is an interesting selection of articles on phytotherapy. To access and download the articles, simply click on the titles.
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Spegnere il mal di gola - speciale Puntoeffe - n°11 del 28 gennaio 2010
Più protetti contro l'influenza - speciale Puntoeffe - n°13 del 17 settembre 2009
Fare il pieno di energia - speciale Puntoeffe - n°4 del 12 marzo2009
Uno scudo per l'inverno - speciale Puntoeffe - n° 15 del 9 ottobre 2008
Imparare a difenderla - speciale Puntoeffe - n°8 dell'8 maggio 2008
Stare NATURALMENTE bene - Protezione totale
Stare NATURALMENTE bene - La vita è bella
Stare NATURALMENTE bene - Bentornata serenità
