ExclusiveThe ancient practice of using plants to treat the body parts they resemble

The Doctrine of Signatures is the theory that a plant’s appearance indicates a useful medical treatment which it provides. This could be in the form of resembling the body part it nourishes or mimicking the symptoms or ailment it heals. This theory was mentioned by ancient physician Dioscorides and was widely held throughout the Middle Ages, when Christians believed that plants would bear identifying marks from a Divine hand. Some traditional healing practices, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, still attribute validity to this method of determining useful herbs. However, there have been skeptics and detractors of the Doctrine of Signatures for centuries.
An article in the Mind and Body section of The Epoch Times supports the Doctrine of Signatures with modern medicine. It lists ten well-known plants, which are commonly used for food, and describes well-proven benefits they impart to body parts which they resemble. From walnuts for the brain to celery for the bones, this is no medieval superstition but proven nutritional benefit with scientific studies to back it up!