Botanical
Medicine
Botanical
medicine recognizes plants as medicine. It is focused on historical
use of plants as medicine, current research, pharmacognosy, clinical
application of knowledge and case analysis and management. In
accordance with the philosophy of naturopathic medicine, emphasis
is on not only on how combinations of botanicals, with other herbs,
drugs and foods, create effects in people which promote health
and prevent disease.
Naturopathic
doctors study the history and development of botanical medicine.
They understand how plants are medicinally and pharmacologically
recognized. They associate major medical herbs with organ systems
and explore botanical pharmacy by examining differences and advantages
of a variety of herbal preparations. Naturopathic Doctors have
the necessary skills to assess and evaluate botanicals in the
naturopathic Materia Medica to develop botanical treatment protocols.