Slate.com’s history blog just released this Natural Cures Map from 1932, showing 1-2 medicinal plant species that grew in each US state.
The map proves as an excellent reminder about the importance of medicinal plants, especially to the corrupt pharmaceutical practices today. According to the map’s Service of Pharmacy:
“It is important that the public does not lose sight of the fact that the professions of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Dentistry, each give an essential service, which must not be impaired or destroyed by commercial trends. The public and the professions whill suffer equally if these services are allowed to deteriorate. In pharmacy the public should understand something of the breadth of knowledge required of the pharmacist. Few people realize the extent to which plants and minerals enter into the practice of pharmacy, and how vital they are to the maintenance of the public health. It has been stated that upwards of 70 percent of all medicines employed are plant products.”
You can also click on over to view the map here.
References:
Greenmedinfo.com
Slate.com
David Rumsey Map Collection