Natural Cures And The Environment
Erick Reyes-Villa
Professor Stanley
English 102
May 3, 2005
Natural Cures And The Environment
"Plants have supplied humans with cures for their ailments, from relieving headaches to treating heart disease, since the time of earliest human evolution" (Sumner 15). If natural cures are the means of relieving many diseases, why do we as Americans rely on costly medicines? Not only are Natural Cures beneficial to a persons health, but they also provide a more cost efficient and environment friendly way to fixing virtually any illness.
In curing a headache a physician might suggest a painkiller such as Aspirin. According to Dr. Judith Sumner, a professor of botany at Harvard, "Americans consume about 80 million Aspirin tablets a year, but few realize that this is a medicine originally derived from willow trees" (Sumner 133). From the tree, root infusions can be made to help minimize pain, especially pain in the head. In 1736 feverish illnesses were common in the English......
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