Tropical Plants, Herbs & Their Medicinal Uses

My interest in the use of tropical plants and herbs as medicines dates back to when I was barely in my elementary school years. I suffered a cut back then when I fell to the ground while walking, hitting my knees first. I saw blood that oozed profusely from the cut and I felt very nervous.

My grandmother who saw it all did not waste time to do something, as she immediately helped me stand up. Checking the cut on one of my knees, she said she should wash it first with clean water and soap before she can apply some medications.

I saw her picking some Moringga leaves from the Moringga trees that grow in our backyard. Then she crumpled a little in the palm of her hand and when she extracted a little juice from it, she applied it gently on the cut on my knee. After a few minutes, the bleeding stops.

What I also noticed a few days later was that the cut heals faster. It was amazing and since then I have been so deeply interested in medicinal plants. I asked my grandmother everything she knew about tropical plants and herbs and their medicinal uses. And every time she shares her knowledge about the subject I wrote them down in a notebook.

As if I still was not satisfied with what Grandma just shared, I even spent long hours researching and studying more about the subject. If you ask me why we will use tropical herbs and other plants to treat diseases, as a first aid, and as an emergency treatment for minor burns and cuts, my answer would be this: it is because many of the powerful medicines used in modern medicines originated in plants. It is said that some 7,000 medical compounds prescribed by Western doctors come from plants.

This book, therefore, will serve as your reference to the medicinal treasures that these tropical herbs and plants could offer. And given that almost 90 percent of the human diseases known to medical science can be treated with prescription drugs derived from nature, how much better it is for us to have acquired them directly from the source. So, good luck and enjoy reading this book.