Phytotherapy and Classical Medicine
| Autor: | Heinz Schilcher |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Pharmacology
Decree medicine.medical_specialty European community Traditional medicine business.industry Naturopathy Alternative medicine Legislation language.human_language law.invention German Complementary and alternative medicine law Family medicine language medicine Phytotherapy Medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants. 2:71-80 |
| ISSN: | 1540-3580 1049-6475 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j044v02n03_09 |
| Popis: | The place of phytotherapy in medical science is discussed, particularly in relation to European legislation. Due to numerous clinical and/or experimental studies on the efficacy of herbal drugs, phytotherapy has increased in scientific significance. In Germany, phytotherapy will in the near future be re-evaluated at the university level as a result of the 7th decree on the amendment of the rules of approbation of physicians. Beginning in 1993, phytotherapy is included in the 2nd part of the German medical examination. The attitude of German physicians in prescribing phytopharmaceuticals differs to a large extent from colleagues in other countries of the European community. In Germany, physicians with a background in naturopathy and about 70 percent of the general practitioners prefer to prescribe phytopharmaceuticals. An important reason for the acceptance of phytotherapy by many physicians in Germany has been the compilation of scientifically supported Drug Monographs of the Interdisciplinary Expert Comm... |
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