Combining the approaches of medical anthropology, phytotherapy, and pharmaceutical science, this discipline examines medicinal plants in indigenous cultures, their bioactive compounds, and the sustainable development and production of nature-derived therapeutics.

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Societies

International Society for Ethnopharmacology

American Society of Pharmacognosy

Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum

International Council for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Phytochemical Society of Europe

Society for Medicinal Plant Research

Books

Rational Phytotherapy: A Physicians' Guide to Herbal Medicine This book describes pharmaceutical aspects of phytotherapy, and discusses the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects of herbal medicines.

Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy: Modern Herbal Medicine A text that illustrates traditional European systems of herbal medicine, while describing their scientific mechanisms of action.

Herb Contraindications And Drug Interactions, Second Edition This reference provides information on contraindications of over 200 herbs and drug interactions.

The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines A classic translation, comprising 685 pages, that includes: monographs, therapeutic indices, chemical and taxonomic indices, and European regulatory literature.

Journals

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Phytomedicine

Journal of Natural Products

Phytochemistry

Phytotherapy Research

Phytochemical Analysis