"Herbal medicine (also called herbalism, phytomedicine or phytotherapy) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine."
The use of plant-based remedies, including roots, leaves, and flowers, to treat various ailments and imbalances in the body.
"... such as the anti-malarial group of drugs called artemisinin isolated from Artemisia annua, a herb that was known in Chinese medicine to treat fever."
"There is limited scientific evidence for the safety and efficacy of many plants used in 21st century herbalism."
"21st-century herbalism... generally does not provide standards for purity or dosage."
"The scope of herbal medicine sometimes includes fungal and bee products, as well as minerals, shells, and certain animal parts."
"Paraherbalism describes alternative and pseudoscientific practices of using unrefined plant or animal extracts as unproven medicines or health-promoting agents."
"Paraherbalism relies on the belief that preserving various substances from a given source with less processing is safer or more effective than manufactured products."
"A concept for which there is no evidence."
"Herbal medicine... studies the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine."
"Some herbal medicines have been translated into modern remedies..."
"Herbal medicine is the study of pharmacognosy..."
"... Artemisia annua, a herb that was known in Chinese medicine to treat fever."
"There is limited scientific evidence for the safety and efficacy of many plants used in 21st-century herbalism."
"With worldwide research into pharmacology, some herbal medicines have been translated into modern remedies..."
"21st-century herbalism... generally does not provide standards for purity or dosage."
"The scope of herbal medicine sometimes includes fungal and bee products..."
"Paraherbalism describes alternative and pseudoscientific practices..."
"Paraherbalism relies on the belief that preserving various substances... is safer or more effective than manufactured products."
"A concept for which there is no evidence."
"The scope of herbal medicine sometimes includes... certain animal parts."