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The Ancient Medicine

When Reiji and Yo asked Mr. Sakamaki if they could go to AMS, he refused. He said, "You both are too young to go to AMS". The kids said, " But we are 12 years old and could go to the AMS". Still, he refused. Both of them gave up hope and thought of buying a lab to make the medicine.

They started from the most basic one using medicinal plants such as aloe vera, Tulsi, neem, turmeric, and ginger. When we get a sour throat drinking Tulsi tea and ginger may cure it. The diseases inside our body can be cured by neem paste. When we get hurt we can rub turmeric on it. Aloe vera can be used to reduce acne. If we get a stomach ache ginger aloe vera tea can cure it. These were the most basic ones.

One day as Reiji and Yo were looking for AM books. A large book fell on the ground. It read "ancient medicine of world". Being curious they started reading the book. The first chapter was about Siddha medicine. Siddha medicine is a traditional medicine originating in south India. It's practiced by the sidhars of Tamil Nadu.

The second chapter was about Unani. Unani medicine is a perso- Arabic practice in Muslim culture in south Asia. The next chapters were about the amp. The oldest written evidence of medicinal plants' usage for the preparation of drugs has been found on a Sumerian clay slab from Nagpur, approximately 5000 years old. It comprised 12 recipes for drug preparation referring to over 250 various plants, some of them alkoiled such as poppy, henbane, and mandrake.

The Chinese book on roots and grasses "pen t' Sao" written by emperor Shen Nung circa 2500 bc, treats 365 drugs (dried parts of medicinal plants), many of which are used even nowadays such as the following rhei rhismo, camphor, theae folium, podophyllum, the great yellow gentian, ginseng, jimson weed, cinnamon bark, and ephedra. The Indian holy book Vedas mentions treatment with the plants, which are abundant in that country. Even today, numerous spice plants originate from India; nutmeg, pepper, clove, etc.

Theophrast(371-287bc) founded botanical science with his books "de causis plantarium"- plant etiology and "de Historia plantarium"- plant history. In the books, he generated a classification of more than 500 medicinal plants. Owing to the consideration of his topics, he gained the epithet of "the father of botany", given that he has great merits for the classification and description of medicinal plants. Well, now they are happy to learn something new about ancient medicine. Mr. Sakamaki observed both of them being happy while reading the book.

Will Mr. Sakamaki say yes or refuse again?


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