Hindu Medicine c5.s3.62

c5.s3.62

Rather tardily science enters the scene, and, with the growth of organic chemistry, explains on what basis the divine plant and kindred substances are entitled to their mythical reputation. Man would have starved and perished, failing to outlive the hardships of the stone age, had he waited for the scientific dietician to explain why he should stick to certain food-stuffs and drugs discovered in his environment, why he should stick to this drink or that, in order to overcome some trouble of soul or bowels.