Phytotherapy in the XXI century: are there prospects for use?

Abstract

Recently, health products based on herbs and plants - herbal medicines - have been increasingly used in practical medicine. In October this year, an educational workshop with international participation on the use of herbal medicine in pediatrics was held at the Department of Pediatrics of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education of MH RF (the department is headed by Zakharova I.N. - the chief pediatrician of the Central Federal District of the RF, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, MD, Prof.) We interviewed the participants of the workshop and asked to give an expert assessment of the use of herbal medicines in pediatric practice.