The German Phytomedicine Society (German: Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. - DPG) is the professional association of practitioners of

phytomedicine Herbal medicine (also herbalism) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. With worldwide research into pharmacology, some herbal medicines have been translated into modern remed ...

, as successor to the Association of German Plant Physicians, which was based in

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from 1928 to 1937. The DPG was founded in 1949 in

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. The DPG headquarters is located in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the Nor ...

Mission and Aims

The Association includes matters of: *Research, teaching and consultancy in the area of

Phytomedicine Herbal medicine (also herbalism) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. With worldwide research into pharmacology, some herbal medicines have been translated into modern remed ...

and disease *Parasites, effects of weeds and growth problems of crop plants *Measures for health maintenance in plants and practical application of this knowledge *Exchange of information between practitioners of phytomedicine *National and international exchange of scientific and practical experience The German Phytomedicine Society seeks to achieve this through the following activities: *Membership of the editorial board of the international Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection as the international scientific organ of the DPG *Organisation of and participation in meetings and colloquia such as the German Plant Protection Conference and the International DPG Berlin Symposium, inter- and trans-disciplinary DPG meetings as well as the 16 specialised working groups. *Fostering relations with organisations with related aims and between practitioners on a domestic and international basis *Membership of scientific societies and groups *Public relations work by means of presenting an objective and balanced picture of modern plant protection *Cooperating in the organisation of student curriculum and educational guidelines *Publication of the journal PHYTOMEDICINE for the DPG members *Publication of the series SPECTRUM PHYTOMEDIZIN for the expert public The DPG is a member of the Board of Trustees for the award of the: *Otto-Appel-Denkmünze (Otto Appel Memorial Medal) for valuable scientific or organisational contributions in the field of plant protection * the Award of the Julius Kuehn Prize * the Anton de Bary Medal for exceptional contributions to the area of phytomedicine * the DPG Badge of Honour to deserving members.

Networking

The Society is a member of: *the Pflanzenschutzorganisation für Europa und den Mittelmeerraum (Organisation for Plant Protection in Europe and the Mediterranean) *the Deutschen Nationalkomitee Biologie (DNK), (German Nation Committee for Biology) that represents the interests of biological scientists in international organizations * the

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The internet page of the society contains references to the international network of phytomedicine practitioners and to meetings of international working groups.International Meetings on Phytomedicine Matters
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Notable members

* Georg F. Backhaus * Holger B. Deising *

Falko Feldmann Falko Feldmann (born 1959 in Goslar Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. T ...

* Johannes Hallmann * Johannes A. Jehle *

Manfred G. Raupp Manfred Gustav Raupp (born 13 November 1941 Staffort, a suburb of Stutensee) is a German agricultural scientist and economist. He is honorary professor of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague active in the Department of Agricultural Researc ...

Kornelia Smalla Kornelia Smalla (born 1956) is a chemist and biotechnologist at the Julius Kuehn Institute (JKI) in Braunschweig and a university lecturer in microbiology at the Technical University of Braunschweig. Life and work After finishing school, Sma ...

* Ralf T. Voegele

External links

German Phytomedicine SocietyHistory of the DPG
in German

References

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