What natural cure did we lose today?
Submitted by Natural Cures Blog
Written by Michael Vass
A few days ago I ran across an article in the Seattle Times. The point of the article was to promote environmentalism, though it did so in a manner not usually done.
Environmentalists are known for their passion in keeping nature safe from mankind. Whether that is a spotted owl, or a fern, or the blue whale. And that is a credible and honorable cause. But that, like many natural cures, is not reason enough for some people. There has to be a reason in science and business to make it all fit together properly.
But the article poses a great question, how many cures have been eliminated in the world by the advances of technology? What rare or uncommon flowers native to the Amazon jungle have been lost to mankind forever as the jungle has been swept away to make room for dairy farms and new construction? What if those flowers held the cure for AIDS, or cancer, or Alzheimer’s disease?
It’s not a new idea. There was a movie a few years ago with Sean Connery, I believe it was called Medicine Man. This modern scientist has found the cure to cancer, a flower that only grew in a certain location in the Amazon. And that location was in the process of being leveled for a new road. Millions could have been saved by a simple flower, something that if it was recognized could save people while providing a fortune to various companies that could cultivate and ensure the survival of this flower – or any other for that matter.
The question is what will we learn in the future. Will we one day discover that dandelions are the natural and abundant cure to Bird Flu, but come to realize that a decade after this common weed has been eradicated. Considering how few realize the value of herbs and flowers like the Silik Cotton plant or oregano tea it’s scary to imagine what is being lost everyday.
Only thru acceptance of the reality of natural cures, and investigations into what is already on the planet can we be sure not to remove what we might one day need. Only through trial and study can we be sure that we are doing everything, and the best thing, in treating maladies worldwide.
Perhaps if natural cures were presented in this light more often we could see more acceptance in the mainstream. Don’t you agree?
