Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2001 Aug; 143(8): 395-403.

[Herbal remedies in veterinary phytotherapy]

Reichling J, Saller R.

Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Heidelberg, Deutschland. Juergen.Reichling@urz.uni-heidelberg.de

Phytotherapy is based on the use of herbal remedies (phytopharmaceuticals) for therapy and prophylactic measures of illness in humans and animals. Animal owners as well as veterinarians (surgeons) are more and more interested in veterinary phytotherapy. The following review explains fundamentals of veterinary phytotherapy as well as the production, application and possible side-effects of veterinary herbal remedies (veterinary phytopharmaceuticals).