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herbal medicine  

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  • For as long as humankind has suffered from illnesses, it has looked for substances to alleviate its symptoms. Since the early 20th century, those medicines have tended to be the standardized synthetic drugs found behind any pharmacist's counter; before that, however, the nature and practice of prescription was different. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Herbal Medicine]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZRQTVQR7-0

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