Scientific research shows that biological substances, thanks to the properties extracted from medicinal plants, can meet modern health needs, both in the wellness area and in therapy.
In light of this knowledge, “it is no longer possible to talk about medicinal plants as a single category of preparations having the same properties and functions, but it is necessary to think of a heterogeneous variety of substances that, individually or mixed, are able to express different functionalities in the physiological, pharmacological, immunological, and metabolic areas.”
This is stated by Valentino Mercati, head of Assoerbe, who continues: “The properties of medicinal plants understood as stereotypes of a use that looks only to the past, linked to a definition of medicine that no longer makes sense today, are seen as an entity still difficult to define and not as a modern, innovative and potentially unlimited resource.”
The incomplete knowledge “of what medicinal plants are, of the many properties they provide and of the immense resources they can represent in the future – the president continues – is clearly evident from certain opinions expressed even at recent conferences.”
Medicinal, natural and beneficial plants
