Scientists isolated morphine from opium, leading to the belief (in the West at least) that a single, non-living compound in a plant was responsible for its healing properties. This helped create the biomedical model of pharmacotherapy, where plants are se
Concern for a solid and credible scientific basis in medical herbalism and for professional standards in practice led Hein Zeylstra to establish a professional body appropriately moderated. Today, it continues to set the standard worldwide as the body for
Correspondence to M. Kaszkin, Pharmacentrum Frankfurt, Keinikum der J. W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany kaszkin@em.uni-frankfurt.de)
Our search found agents that might improve symptoms of neuropathy (eg, evening primrose oil, alpha-lipoic acid, capsaicin) without affecting glucose control. Evening primrose oil, alpha-lipoic acid, and capsaicin have received the greatest attention for t
An ethnopharmacological survey was used to compare the medicinal plants most frequently recommended by herbalists, naturopaths, and other traditional practitioners in Moroccan and Canadian socio-economical settings. Striking differences in traditional pha