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Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 7-8/2017

01.05.2017 | editorial

Herbal medicinal products and phytotherapy—a thematic issue

verfasst von: Univ.-Prof.i.R. Mag. Dr.Dr.h.c. Brigitte Kopp

Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 7-8/2017

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Until the early 19th century, medicinal plants were the most important and irreplaceable sources of therapeutics. With the development of plant chemistry since the 18th century, culminating in the isolation of morphine 1805 by the apothecary F.W.A. Sertürner, attention finally turned to single substances, their derivatives and synthetic molecules, which could be quickly produced on an industrial level and were thought to be better controllable in terms of dosage, efficacy and side effects. In the progress of this development, many medicinal plants fell into oblivion, were not further investigated or not even studied. …
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Titel
Herbal medicinal products and phytotherapy—a thematic issue
verfasst von
Univ.-Prof.i.R. Mag. Dr.Dr.h.c. Brigitte Kopp
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2017
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 7-8/2017
Print ISSN: 0043-5341
Elektronische ISSN: 1563-258X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-017-0561-7

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