ancient medicine Ancient medicine was focused on the natural part, for example, plants or animals, these natural medicines were very good since they helped many people to heal from diseases. However, due to not having the necessary resources, many people died, since there were diseases that were impossible to cure and no plant or wild medicine could cure or help them. This medicine was often not effective and people did not heal and died from diseases that ended up being terminal But today our medicine is much better than ancient medicine and throughout history we have evolved in an excellent way, thanks to this, many more lives can now be saved than before. On the other hand, many medicinal plants are still used today, which greatly help people's health.