Rev Enferm. 2000 Sep; 23(9): 631-4.

[Complementary therapies. Phytotherapy]

Berdonces JL.

FundaciÃ³ Bosch i Gimpera/Universitat de Barcelona.

This article provides insight into the concept of phytotherapy, analyzing the generic term from a pharmaceutical viewpoint and explaining what the "totum" of a plant is. This article also mentions the role of phytotherapy over the course of medical history, what the correct criteria are for preparing a medicinal drink, bearing in mind very practical aspects for all of us, such as: the number of plants to include in a medicinal drink, the manner to prepare one, dosage, toxicity, effectiveness, time period to drink one over, etc. This article is of interest to health professionals and to all those who are drawn to the medicinal, healthy power plants possess.