Phytotherapy is based on the use of herbal remedies (phytopharmaceuticals)
for therapy and prophylactic measures of illness in humans and animals. Ani
mal owners as well as veterinarians (surgeons) are more and more interested
in veterinary phytotherapy. The following review explains fundamentals of
veterinary phytotherapy as well as the production, application and possible
side-effects of veterinary herbal remedies (veterinary phytopharmaceutical
s).