Traditional herbal practices in the Middle East draw heavily on a blend of cultural and scientific influences. Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets, Egyptian papyri, Greek medical texts, and Persian manuscripts all testify to a vibrant exchange of medical knowledge across civilizations. For instance, the Ebers Papyrus, one of the earliest medical documents known, lists hundreds of herbal remedies used in ancient Egypt. Later, during the Islamic Golden Age, scholars such as Avicenna (Ibn Sina) and Al-Razi refined these practices and integrated them into a coherent medical philosophy that emphasized balance, prevention, and the therapeutic power of nature.
