While acknowledging the achievements of the pharmaceutical industry, this program offers an alternative perspective on the production of medicines, emphasizing the use of plants and herbs instead of synthetic compounds. Beginning with a historical overview of plant remedies - including evidence of sophisticated herbalism in ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Arab cultures - the video describes how pharmacology evolved out of traditional herbal medicine. It also explores new pharmaceutical research that has come full circle, returning to the use of natural plant extracts. The development of anti-cancer medicine derived from periwinkle is one of many examples.

Films Media Group

Medicinal plants--History, Herbs--Therapeutic use--History, Materia medica, Vegetable--History, Traditional medicine--History, Pharmacognosy--History, Pharmaceutical industry--History, Cancer--Treatment, Alternative medicine, Health and medicine

Plant wars: a global view of natural medicine

Decoust, Michele, Sallustio, Basile, Le Bayon, Francois, Lepaige, Hugues, Lieurac Productions, Nanook (Firm), Simple Production (Firm), Tag/Traum Filmprodukion, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

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English

Higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	Publisher
Telephone	800-257-5126
Address	200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619
Email	[email protected]

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