Frontiers in Alternative & Traditional Medicine

Herbal Medicine and Plant Remedies

Herbal medicine (also herbalism) is the wisdom of Pharmacognosy and the practice of medicinal plants, which are groundwork of traditional medicine. There is partial scientific proposal for the safety and efficacy of plants used in 21st century herbalism, which normally does not afford standards for purity or dosage. The prospect of herbal medicine typically integrates fungal and bee products, as well as minerals, shells and certain animal parts. Herbal medicine is also termed Phytomedicine or phototherapy.

Herbal remedies are plants used like a medicine. Individuals practice herbal remedies to aid prevent or cure disease. They custom them to get assistance from symptoms, boost energy, relax, or lose weight. Herbals are not controlled or tested like medicines.