Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea : information on 150 commonly used medicinal plants

Overview

For thousands of years, mankind has survived without the knowledge of modern medicine. This can be partly sttributed to the simple yet highly effective form s of trad itional medicine. Like many people. The Koreans have developed unique ways to combat numerous ailments. Before the arrival of modern medicine. plants with therapeutic properties were used by the Korean people as the only available medicine . Plants were also widely used to protect against disease and to promote health. Knowledge of medicinal plants is a part of the Korean national heritage. To facilitate the use of medicinal plants in ancient Korea, small book lets entitled Hwang Yak (local or countryside medicines) were prepared to introduce locally available and commonly used medicinal plants.