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	Herbs have long been used as the basis of traditional [[Chinese herbal medicine]], with usage dating as far back as the first century [[Common Era\|CE]] and far before. In India, the [[Ayurveda]] medicinal system is based on herbs. Medicinal use of herbs in Western cultures has its roots in the [[Hippocratic]] (Greek) elemental healing system, based on a quaternary elemental healing metaphor. Famous herbalist of the Western tradition include [[Wikipedia:Avicenna\|Avicenna]] (Persian), [[Wikipedia:Galen\|Galen]] (Roman), [[Wikipedia:Paracelsus\|Paracelsus]] (German Swiss), [[:en:Nicholas Culpeper\|Culpepper]] (English) and the botanically inclined Eclectic physicians of 19th century/early 20th century America ([[Wikipedia:John Milton Scudder\|John Milton Scudder]], [[Wikipedia:Harvey Wickes Felter\|Harvey Wickes Felter]], [[Wikipedia:John Uri Lloyd\|John Uri Lloyd]]). Modern pharmaceuticals had their origins in crude herbal medicines, and to this day, some drugs are still extracted as fractionate/isolate compounds from raw herbs and then purified to meet pharmaceutical standards.		Herbs have long been used as the basis of traditional [[Chinese herbal medicine]], with usage dating as far back as the first century [[:en:Common Era\|CE]] and far before. In India, the [[Ayurveda]] medicinal system is based on herbs. Medicinal use of herbs in Western cultures has its roots in the [[Wikipedia:Hippocratic\|Hippocratic]] (Greek) elemental healing system, based on a quaternary elemental healing metaphor. Famous herbalist of the Western tradition include [[Wikipedia:Avicenna\|Avicenna]] (Persian), [[Wikipedia:Galen\|Galen]] (Roman), [[Wikipedia:Paracelsus\|Paracelsus]] (German Swiss), [[:en:Nicholas Culpeper\|Culpepper]] (English) and the botanically inclined Eclectic physicians of 19th century/early 20th century America ([[Wikipedia:John Milton Scudder\|John Milton Scudder]], [[Wikipedia:Harvey Wickes Felter\|Harvey Wickes Felter]], [[Wikipedia:John Uri Lloyd\|John Uri Lloyd]]). Modern pharmaceuticals had their origins in crude herbal medicines, and to this day, some drugs are still extracted as fractionate/isolate compounds from raw herbs and then purified to meet pharmaceutical standards.