Man has sought herbs for natural remedies since before history was recorded. The earliest records of studies of herbs dates about 5000 years ago with the Sumerians, who mentioned established uses for laurel, caraway, and thyme.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbology Herbs are also mentioned in the ancient text from China, over 4000 years ago, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine.chinesemedicinesampler.com/herbal-medicine/a-brief-history-of-herbs/ Traditional Chinese Medicine developed a complex formulae, using combinations of herbs, now called traditional Chinese patent medicines. In the modern era, scientific pressure for evidence-based use of natural medicines has brought herbal use into the modern era. This web site provides the curious with links, blogs, and helpful videos that will inform research into this important area of alternative medicine. Links to scientific research are provided below the "herbal remedies links" section. Featured videos are on making a cream for skin inflammation caused by stings, mint tea for bloating after a meal, and a song "The Remedy" by Jonh Mraz, just for fun.

• Greek and Roman: Hippocrates, Galen, Dioscorides, Theophrastus
• European: Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century; Gaspard Bauhin, Otto Brunfels, Hieronymus Bock, and Leonhard Fuchs, 16th century; Nicholas Culpepper; 17th century
• United States: Samuel Thompson, popular 19th century