Phytomedicine
Encyclopedia
Phytomedicine is a peer-reviewed scientific journal
publishing in the fields of phytopharmacology
, phytotherapy
and phytotoxicology
. The journal was first published in 1994. Its editor-in-chief is Hildebert Wagner.
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
publishing in the fields of phytopharmacology
Phytopharmacology
Phytopharmacology was invented by the Russian scientist David Macht in the 1930s. The term has since changed its meaning to become an established field of drug research, where the active substances come from plants. There is at least one established journal, the Phytomedicine: International...
, phytotherapy
Phytotherapy
Phytotherapy is the study of the use of extracts from natural origin as medicines or health-promoting agents.Traditional phytotherapy is often used as synonym for herbalism and regarded as "alternative medicine" by much of Western medicine, although effects of many substances found in plants have...
and phytotoxicology
Toxicology
Toxicology is a branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms...
. The journal was first published in 1994. Its editor-in-chief is Hildebert Wagner.