Talk:Phytomedicine

{{Discussion top|result=The result of this discussion was to merge. Zefr (talk) 14:47, 4 November 2017 (UTC)}}

I'm proposing that the content of Phytomedicine be merged into the article on Herbalism which is the majority definition by searchable references. Although there are two definitions - one as plant-based therapeutic practices ("herbalism") and the other as plant pathology - the terms are not necessarily dissociated. It is reasonable to envision the one heading of "phytomedicine" discussing the most prevalent herbal practices as "herbalism", with a secondary subheading on plant diseases, would provide adequate information to encyclopedia users. This would be a manual merge which I volunteer to initiate upon consensus. --Zefr (talk) 15:32, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

:I wonder if, as proposed at WP:FT/N, we could take a step back and look at the topic space. I can't see what the scope differences are between Phytotherapy, Phytomedicine, Phytochemistry, Herbalism and Medicinal plants: some differences, much overlap. Alexbrn (talk) 15:36, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

::Open to that, although I offer that phytotherapy = phytomedicine = herbalism (subjects of merge proposal), whereas phytochemistry is defined by specific analyses, and medicinal plants are a category based on historical folk medicine discoveries. If we discuss scope differences here, is that the best process for WP:FT/N? --Zefr (talk) 15:42, 3 October 2017 (UTC)I don't see a significant difference

:::Yeah, I agree that phytochemistry is its own topic (and definitely non-fringe as its core) since plant chemical profiles come up for various things like flavor, pest resistance, toxicity, etc. I would tentatively be fine with the others being merged though. Kingofaces43 (talk) 16:21, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

::::per [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phytotherapy&diff=773826955&oldid=767219119] phytotherapy as redirect to herbalism, so therefore this(Merge Phytomedicine with Herbalism) could go same process...IMO--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 10:51, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

• Merge Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:12, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
• Further Merge recommendation from Chiswick Chap [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Chiswick_Chap/TalkArchive2017#Phytomedicine here]. From above, Kingofaces43, Ozzie, Doc James, and I agree on merging, with {{u|Alexbrn}} questioning scope differences, and no dissents. I have requested comments from other editors of Herbalism before proceeding. --Zefr (talk) 14:21, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
• Merge. I don't see a significant difference between the two. PepperBeast (talk) 21:25, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

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