0050 Does Nature Give Clues for Medicine? The Truth About Doctrine of Signatures

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For centuries, people believed that plants and herbs reveal their healing power through their shape, color, or resemblance to human body parts — a belief known as the Doctrine of Signatures. But is it science or just coincidence? In this video, we explore why people believed it, the psychology behind it, and what modern science has to say.

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00:00Welcome viewers to Truth and Trends. Today we are exploring something fascinating,

00:13the doctrine of signatures. The idea that plants show us what disease they can cure

00:19just by their shape or color. Sonia, that sounds magical. Like nature itself left secret codes

00:26for us. Isn't that nice? That's exactly what people believed for centuries. Old herbalists thought

00:33if a plant looked like a body part, it must cure problems of that organ. They saw it as God's

00:39signature on nature. Like walnuts look like brains, so they must be good for memory,

00:45kidney beans for kidneys, blood red flowers for blood diseases? Yes, those are the most common

00:51examples. At first glance, it feels convincing. People love patterns and our brains are wired to

00:57connect dots even if they don't really exist. But wait Sonia, isn't it true that walnuts actually

01:03have omega-3, which is good for the brain? Doesn't that prove the doctrine right?

01:08Good question Deepat, but that's coincidence, not evidence. Walnuts help the brain because of

01:13nutrients, not because they look like a brain. Many plants don't fit this belief at all. Science

01:19tests every claim in labs and clinical trials, not by shape or color. So the shape of a plant doesn't

01:25decide its medicinal value, it's the chemicals inside it? Exactly. Some herbs may work, some may

01:32not. But the doctrine itself is not a scientific method. Often when people use these remedies,

01:39they felt better because of the placebo effect. Belief in the cure itself gave temporary relief.

01:45Ah, so people spread stories of miracle cures because they felt it worked, not because the plant

01:51really cured them. Correct. And because religion and tradition supported it, questioning the belief

01:56was considered disrespectful. But today we must use critical thinking, trust research, not coincidences.

02:03I see now. Doctrine of signatures was human imagination, not God's code. Modern science shows the truth.

02:11Exactly Deepak. Belief may comfort us, but only science saves lives.

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