The term has since changed its meaning to become an established field of drug research, where the active substances come from plants.
But somewhere along the way, we forgot that drugs come from plants.
"About 60 percent of all our medicines originally come from plants," he says.
The organic matter in soil comes from plants and animals.
Almost all the job losses, 4,000 out of the total, will come from plants outside Japan.
But the best quality comes from plants that require more attention than most people want to give.
Phytochemicals, which also come from plants and may protect against cancer.
Fats that come from plants, not animals, are better for heart health.
A lot of our air pollution comes from manufacturing plants in the north.
Nor do all drugs developed in this manner come from plants.