Herbal medicine has been the main source of medicine used by people for thousands of years with many modern pharmaceuticals modelled on, or derived from, the chemicals found in plants. Using either the whole plant or sometimes parts of it, for example leaves, flowers, roots or bark, remedies are used to target specific ailments, support general health and enhance wellbeing.

Also known as herbalism, phytotherapy or botanical medicine, this modality is intrinsically linked with the concept of nutritional therapy and the medicinal power of food, with scope often extended to include fungal and bee products. 

Increasingly validated by scientific investigation seeking to understand the active chemistry, phytotherapy combines the ancient knowledge of plant-based medicine with scientific research and clinical trials. 

Herbal Medicine and Phytotherapy