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In all, 120 medicinal plants are found in the Bible including aloe, rue, madder, frankincense, myrrh, and marigold (Calendula officinalis). With its therapeutic efficacy on cough and bronchitis, dyspepsia, liver and gallbladder maladies, and as an appetite stimulant, marigold, known in the Persian language as hamisheh bahar (meaning “always spring”), is a sacred flower and is respected and honored in Eastern religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism. Marigold always follows the sun, needs little care, and gives so much beauty. Hence, it is used as a garland to adorn dignitaries and religious leaders. The saffron-colored robes of the Eastern monks have the color of marigold.
Traditional Chinese medicines have developed over a period of at least 5000 years. The earliest known work on Chinese herbs is the Shing Nung Bon Cas Chien, or the herbal classic of the divine plowman. According to this work, Sheng Nung, the divine plowman, tested and recommended a total of 365 herbs — one for each day of the year.
The Chinese are proud of their heritage, especially in the uses of natural substances, plants, chemicals, and animal products, and the application of accupuncture.
For example, acupuncture performs certain functions in traditional Chinese medicine as follows:
• It regulates the flow of chi through channels and organs.
• It removes blockage.
• It strengthens the body’s protective chi.
• It lessens the virulence of excesses.
The most sophisticated and state-of-the-art science at the molecular level has shown that acupuncture has the following actions:
• It releases pain-killing endorphin and enkephalin.
• It releases immunoenhancing cytokines.
• It releases neurotrophins capable of repairing damaged tissue.
• It suppresses the elaboration and release of inflammatory and necrotizing peptides.
Physicians and scientists are beginning to appreciate the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture. Dr. Ted J. Kaptchuk, who holds a doctorate in Eastern medicine and is the author of a book entitled The Web That Has No Weaver, tells a story about a Chinese peasant who had worked as a maintenance man in a newly established Western missionary hospital. The peasant took some antibiotics from the hospital and treated people in his village who had fever. Many of them were cured. The peasant knew nothing about the pharmacology of the antibiotics, but that was irrelevant; the sick got better. The physicians of yesteryear could not explain the efficacy of acupuncture, but acupuncture worked. The mighty oak tree stands tall and firm in the ground because of its roots. One does not see the roots but they are there.
In the last 30 years, significant events occurred that have already produced fundamental changes in the attitude of both the public and scientists toward herbal medicines.