植物治病的傳統
Throughout history, humans have used plants and herbs to heal wounds, cure diseases, and ease troubled minds.
自古以來，人類使用植物和藥草來癒合傷口、治療疾病並緩解焦慮的情緒。
cure (v.)治療 (n.)藥物,療法；cure for + 疾病 某疾病的治療方法troubled (adj.)憂慮的,焦慮的
As the earliest form of medical treatment, indigenous plants have been used by cultures and peoples all over the world.
作為最早的醫療方式，原生植物一直為世界各地的文化和民族所運用。
treatment (n.)治療,醫治；receive treatment for + 疾病 為醫治某種疾病接受治療indigenous (adj.)當地的,本土的
Evidence of this can be found in writings and the continued use of medicinal plants.
這點可從文獻和沿用至今的藥用植物得到佐證。
evidence (n.)證據；a piece of evidence 一件證據continued (adj.)持續的,連續的
As far back as 3500 BC, ancient Egyptians began using plants for medicine.
早在西元前3500年，古埃及人便開始將植物作為藥物使用。
BC=Before Christ 西元前
Around 2700 BC, the Chinese began using herbs for medical treatments.
大約在西元前2700年，中國人開始用藥草治療。
Medical texts from India written in 2500 BC show how herbs could be used to treat illness.
西元前2500年的印度醫學文獻也記載了用藥草治病的方法。
be used to VR 被用來……；be used to N(V-ing) 對……感到習慣或習以為常
Since then, botany and medicine have become more closely connected.
從那時起，植物學和醫學的關係變得更加緊密。
medicine (n.)醫學
Many ancient medical documents list medicinal formulas using the bark, seeds, roots, and other parts of plants.
許多古老醫學文件列出使用樹皮、種子、根莖和植物的其它部位的藥方。
bark (n.)樹皮
During this time, drugs also began being developed from plants to treat specific diseases.
在此期間，植物也被做成藥物以治療特定的疾病。
In 1803, morphine was developed as one of the first modern drugs extracted from opium poppy plants.
在1803年，嗎啡問世，成為第一批從罌粟萃取出來的現代藥物。
extract (v.)取出,提取,提煉
This led scientists to begin using similar techniques to utilize plants for the development of medicines.
這使得科學家開始用類似的技術，利用植物研發藥物。
utilize=use (v.)利用,使用
Although modern medicines can be made synthetically, many drugs today that are made from plant sources have been found to be more effective, continuing the age-old tradition of using plants to treat diseases.
雖然現代藥物可用合成的，但現今許多用植物製成的藥物被證實更為有效，延續了長久以來用植物治病的傳統。
synthetically (adv.)透過合成地,人造地be made from 由……所製成