1. the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet); [syn: phytotherapy, herbal therapy, botanical medicine]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
phytotherapy
n 1: the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes
(especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
[syn: phytotherapy, herbal therapy, botanical
medicine]