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}}</ref> or maintain good health.<ref> | }}</ref> or maintain good health.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> In the U.K., it is defined as an alternative method of "Group 1", or Professionally Organised Alternative Therapies. <ref name=UKselect-Ch2>{{citation | ||
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It is a member of the class of [[biologically based health practices]]. Specific types of phytotherapy are often [[traditional medicine]] of different cultures, and use of an [[indigenous knowledge system]] (IKS). | It is a member of the class of [[biologically based health practices]]. Specific types of phytotherapy are often [[traditional medicine]] of different cultures, and use of an [[indigenous knowledge system]] (IKS). | ||
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| [[Hypericum]]<ref name="pmid18843608">{{cite journal |author=Linde K, Berner MM, Kriston L |title=St John's wort for major depression |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=4 |pages=CD000448 |year=2008 |pmid=18843608 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD000448.pub3 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000448.pub3 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
|| "The available evidence suggests that the hypericum extracts tested in the included trials a) are superior to placebo in patients with [[major depression]]; b) are similarly effective as standard [[antidepressant]]s; c) and have fewer side effects than standard antidepressants. The association of country of origin and precision with effects sizes complicates the interpretation" | |||
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Revision as of 20:55, 26 January 2009
Template:TOC-right Phytotherapy, also called herbal medicine or herbalism, is is the use of plants or herbs to treat diseases, to alleviate pain,[1] or maintain good health.[2] In the U.K., it is defined as an alternative method of "Group 1", or Professionally Organised Alternative Therapies. [1]
It is a member of the class of biologically based health practices. Specific types of phytotherapy are often traditional medicine of different cultures, and use of an indigenous knowledge system (IKS).
Effectiveness
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| Hypericum[3] | "The available evidence suggests that the hypericum extracts tested in the included trials a) are superior to placebo in patients with major depression; b) are similarly effective as standard antidepressants; c) and have fewer side effects than standard antidepressants. The association of country of origin and precision with effects sizes complicates the interpretation" |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Select Committee appointed to consider Science and Technology, U.K. Parliament (21 November 2000), Chapter 2: Disciplines examined, Definitions of the Various CAM Therapies, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Phytotherapy (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Linde K, Berner MM, Kriston L (2008). "St John's wort for major depression". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (4): CD000448. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD000448.pub3. PMID 18843608. Research Blogging.