Herbal medicine or phytomedicine is as old as mankind itself. Dating back to the dawn of humanity, we have been using the plants around us as remedies for what ails us, from treating the symptoms of the common cold and healing every day ills to lifting our moods and improving our state of mind. This has evolved into the modern phytopharmaceutical industry which has consolidated the practices and traditions of people across the world, creating a range of treatments and medicines derived exclusively from plants or parts of plants.