Modern medicine is based on herbal medicine. The practitioners are licensed and clinically trained to diagnose, prescribe, and use restricted herbal materials to make their medicines. They can give sick notes, just as GPs, and have at least 5 years of training before they can practice. The Irish folk memory of cures is strong. Nearly every family will have known a remedy for a particular ailment. Many gardens have mature herbs that were once used for medicinal purposes. They are…