Phytopharmacology Explained

Phytopharmacology is the study and practice of eradicating plant pathology originated from the Verbandes Deutscher Pflanzenärzte (1928–1939), (German Plant Physicians Society), headed by Otto Appel, known as the Organiser of German Plant Protection, who initially defined the terminology of Phyto-Medicine or Plant Medicine. The Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft (German Phytomedicine Society) is the German association of phytomedicine practitioners.^[1] Academic programs in phytomedicine, such as at the University of Hohenheim, consider the interrelationships between pathogenic microorganisms and crops, disease control methods, and research programs.^[2]

In 1936, the term phytopharmacology was used for the field of study on drugs that affect plants.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phytomedicine. Deutschen Phytomedizinischen Gesellschaft e.V. (German Phytomedical Society eV, Scientific Society for Plant Health and Plant Protection of 1928). Just as one calls a doctor to a sick person or animal, one should also be able in the future to call on the advice of a plant doctor when plant sickness occurs. This doctor should be capable of diagnosing the disease and, in the case of the most important and common diseases, to prescribe a cure or means of preventing the disease spreading. He should ….. also be concerned with prevention, much as hygiene is in human medicine.
2. Web site: Program in phytomedicine. Institute of Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim, Germany. 5 October 2017. 4 November 2017.
3. David Macht, "Phytopharmacological reactions of normal, toxic and atoxic sera", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), vol. 22, pp. 384-389, 1936.