Talk:Phytomedicine

Proposed merge with Herbalism
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 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 here. From above, Kingofaces43, Ozzie, Doc James, and I agree on merging, with 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.   Pepper Beast    (talk)  21:25, 14 October 2017 (UTC)