Текст В. Additional information about medicinal plants

Camellia sinensis (Green tea)leaves and extracts are effective against bacteria responsible for bad breath.

Blueberries. Blueberries inhibit mechanisms of cancer cell development (развитие раковых клеток). Similarto red grape some blueberry species contain in their skins significant levels of resveratrol, a phytochemical.

Basil. Scientific studies have established that compounds in basil oil have antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-microbial properties. It is traditionally used for supplementary treatment (дополнительное лечение) of stress, asthma and diabetes in India.

Asparagus.Nutrition studies have shown that asparagus is a low-calorie source.

It protects against neural tube defects (нарушение невральной трубки) in babies. Several studies indicate that getting plenty of potassium may reduce the loss of calcium from the body.Green asparagus is a good source of vitamin C, in six times more than those found in citrus fruits.

УРОК 53. МЕДИКАМЕНТОЗНЫЕ СРЕДСТВА НА ОСНОВЕ ПРИРОДНЫХ КОМПОНЕНТОВ . (PLANTS ARE THE BASIS OF NATURAL MEDICINE)

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artificially enhance – ис-кусственное повышение to eliminate damage - для устранения повреждений support the livelihoods – под-держка средств к существованию set of tools –набор ин-струментов to rub the skin – нати-рать кожу has accumulated expe-rience – накопили опыт harmful substances – вредные вещества pills - таблетки

to resist infection – соп-ротивляться инфекции a subtle mechanism – тонкий механизм the herbal medicine –лекарство на травах simultaneously – однов-ременно the beneficial effect – целебный эффект medicinal purposes – лечебные цели advanced methods–продвинутые методы means of treatment –средства лечения.

Health is the most important thing in life. Everyone wants to be healthy and happy. Modern people often suffer from various diseases. Medicine is constantly creating more advanced methods of treatment. Many people prefer to use herbal medicine. Phytotherapy is medicine based on natural components. Plants and herbs are a part of such things. They are safety for health - they do not contain harmful substances. Phytotherapy has been known since ancient times. Even then people knew the medicinal properties of plants. Many people prefer to use herbal medicine instead of the usual means of treatment.

Man has always needed medical factors that enable the human body to artificially enhance its viability, to resist infection and to eliminate damage and during nearly all the human history plants were essential pills.

Nature created a subtle mechanism that can support the livelihoods of almost any conditions of the Earth and according to the concept of nature, herbals and animals may serve as food for a man. Consequently, they provide a comprehensive set of tools for maintenance and regulation of activity. People ate the plant, which refers to the herbal medicine. People rubbed the skin in certain places - this is a reflex. Man pulled a thorn - it is surgery. Man took delivery - this is the obstetrics and gynecology. Medicine was born simultaneously with the first human.

Gradually the person has accumulated experience of the beneficial effects on the body of food and certain plants. There were people who specialized in the treatment of a man. That was the beginning of medicine and pharmacology. Nature gave men the key to health. The use of plants for medicinal purposes was the beginning of phytotherapy. Can we call the science that physicians did many centuries ago? Of course, we do, because they did it intelligently, using specific knowledge and practical experience. They could use only those skills that were available to them in those days. The main principle was the practice of treatment.

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