A Medicinal History of … Tisane

Ancient medicinal and food crop - Barley. Drawing by Fauget (1867), Histoire de Plantes The word Tisane is derived from the Ancient Greek ptisane which developed into the French tisane meaning medicinal tea and today known as a herbal tea. Under the Syrian Arab Republic, tisane is recognised as a pharmaceutical method of administering herbs …

A Medicinal History of … Poultice

Charcoal Poultice. Image courtesy of Paul Simpson [Flickr], detail available from How to Make an Activated Charcoal Poultice Poultices, also known as fomentations and cataplasms, have been used since ancient times. A preparation of various warm herbs, plants, foodstuffs in a cloth packet, usually a bandage of some description, would be laid directly over the …