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Herbal Medicine Use During Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature With a Special Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Herbal medicine use has grown considerably worldwide among pregnant women, and is particularly widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. However, herbal medicines used across sub-Saharan Africa are associated with important research gaps and a lack of regulatory
Magalie El Hajj   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Recent Analytical Method for Detection of Chemical Adulterants in Herbal Medicine

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Herbal medicine has become popular in recent years as an alternative medicine. The problem arises when herbal medicines contain an undeclared synthetic drug that is illegally added, since it is a natural product that does not contain any chemical drugs ...
Rimadani Pratiwi   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Why people use herbal medicine: insights from a focus-group study in Germany

open access: yesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018
Background The use of herbal medicine, as one element of complementary and alternative medicine, is increasing worldwide. Little is known about the reasons for and factors associated with its use.
Alexandra N. Welz   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Herbal medicine use during breastfeeding: a cross-sectional study among mothers visiting public health facilities in the Western area of Sierra Leone

open access: yesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019
Background The use of medications, including herbal medicines during breastfeeding is always a concern among women. Currently, there is no published evidence on whether Sierra Leonean women use herbal medicine during breastfeeding.
Peter Bai James   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Systematic reviews of complementary therapies – an annotated bibliography. Part 2: Herbal medicine [PDF]

open access: gold, 2001
Background Complementary therapies are widespread but controversial. We aim to provide a comprehensive collection and a summary of systematic reviews of clinical trials in three major complementary therapies (acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy ...
Hondras, M.   +5 more
core   +5 more sources

Prevalence and correlates of herbal medicine use among type 2 diabetic patients in Teaching Hospital in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018
Background Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients are increasingly using herbal remedies due to the fact that sticking to the therapeutic regimens is becoming awkward.
Abebe Basazn Mekuria   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prevalence of herbal medicine consumption and regulatory compliance in some selected districts of the Bono region, Ghana [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Though herbal medicine remains a vital component of healthcare in the Bono region of Ghana, knowledge of its prevalence, factors influencing the choice of herbal remedies, and compliance with quality control standards among the herbal medicine
George Owusu   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Traditional East Asian Herbal Medicine Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2022
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a leading progressive neurodegenerative disease worldwide, and its treatment is a challenging clinical problem. This review was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of herbal medicine for AD treatment.
JiEun Lee   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent Progress of Electrospun Herbal Medicine Nanofibers

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2023
Herbal medicine has a long history of medical efficacy with low toxicity, side effects and good biocompatibility. However, the bioavailability of the extract of raw herbs and bioactive compounds is poor because of their low water solubility.
Hang Liu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Facilitators and barriers of herbal medicine use in diabetic patients: A qualitative study

open access: yesJournal of Education and Health Promotion, 2021
BACKGROUND: In several countries such as Iran, the use of complementary and alternative medical products like herbal medicine is growing. There is, however, a lack of research on the prospects of herbal medicine patrons regarding facilitators and herbal ...
Ali Akbar Vaezi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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