Phytomedicine - Harnessing Nature's Healing Power

Phytomedicine refers to the use of plant extracts, herbal preparations, and natural products for medicinal purposes to prevent, treat, or manage various health conditions.
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Medicine
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Commonly found in traditional and alternative medicine practices
Prepared by Shruti Sahoo, reviewed by Dr. Eugene Smith

Phytomedicine FAQ


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What is phytomedicine?

Phytomedicine is primarily a therapy-oriented Journal. Phytomedicine publishes innovative studies on efficacy, safety, quality and mechanisms of action of specified plant extracts, phytopharmaceuticals and their isolated constituents.

What is phytomedicine – plant derived drugs?

Phytomedicines (plant-derived drugs) are herbal medicines with thera-peutic and medicinal properties, which have been used to prevent or treat different disorders since ancient times [2,3]. ... PDF | Phytomedicine obtained from herbal sources are in great demand in the developed world as they are able to cure many infectious diseases.

What are phytopharmaceuticals?

“Phytopharmaceuticals,” “phytomedicines,” herbal medicines and botanicals are other terms often used for plant- or herb-based medicines. Phytomedicines are sold in the U.S. over the counter as dietary supplements. As such, they have not undergone rigorous scientific studies of effectiveness, safety or quality.

What is phytomedicine & phytomedicine plus?

Phytomedicine is the companion title to the open access journal Phytomedicine Plus. Phytomedicine is primarily a therapy-oriented Journal. Phytomedicine publishes innovative studies on efficacy, safety, quality and mechanisms of … Huantian Cui, ... Weibo Wen Yu-Huang Wu, ... Yong-Hui Li Congwen Wang, ... Guiling Li Xiao-hua Wang, ... Li Cai

What should be included in a phytomedicine article?

Articles should be in line with Extensions of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Statement for Herbal Medicinal Interventions (CONSORT), particularly when it comes to description of study medication, which is a strict requirement of acceptance for Phytomedicine.

Are dietary supplements considered phytomedicine?

Dietary Supplements, "Botanicals" or "Functional Food" are not within the scope of Phytomedicine unless they are specified/standardized and pharmacologically investigated analogues to herbal drugs and if the evidence presented is comparable to therapeutic outcomes with a positive control.

Phytomedicine References

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