title: [Phytotherapy in the treatment of functional disorders].
abstract: Although functional cardiac and gastrointestinal disorders are common, standard treatment with chemically defined drugs is not always available. However, Phytotherapy offers a broad spectrum of well-tolerated preparations with either confirmed, or at least - based on the range of constituents - plausible, efficacy. Of importance for the successful outcome of such treatment is that it be oriented to the patient's symptoms. The physician should be in a position to counsel the patient accordingly. In many cases, phytotherapy may well be the treatment of first choice, but wherever there is a need for a change in lifestyle, this should be made clear to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklink für Innere Medizin Rostock. karin.kraft@med.uni-rostock.de
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kraft
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome