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Routes of administration

There are many forms in which herbs can be administered, these include:
Tinctures (alcoholic extracts of herb, such as echinacea extract) Tisanes (hot-water extracts of herb, such as chamomile) Topical application of essential oil extracts, as in Oil of Oregano Whole-herb consumption Inhalation as in aromatherapy The easiest route of administration which is common among indigenous healers is to chew the plant directly [citation needed].
The roots of plants like echinacea, the fruit of the plant lycium (goji berry), the seeds of the emetic lobelia and the resins of myrrh have all been ingested directly as medicine[citation needed].
Standardization and concentration can boost certain plant constituents while losing others[citation needed].http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_page

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