The term herbal medicine is used to specify various types of medicine not considered part of the traditional medicine industry for whatever reasons.

Often herbal medicine is made from herbs and plants, flowers and so on, said to have healing powers or healing effects.

Does herbal medicine actually work or is it mostly superstition and placebo? What types of herbal medicine do we know and what can it be used for? Can herbal medicine replace traditional medicine?

Keynote speakers on herbal medicine take a closer look at these matters, trying to answer such questions.