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Pharmacovigilance of herbal medicine [PDF]
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2012 Pharmacovigilance is essential for developing reliable information on the safety of herbal medicines as used in Europe and the US. The existing systems were developed for synthetic medicines and require some modification to address the specific differences of medicinal herbs.
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Constipation and herbal medicine [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2015 Constipation is characterized by a variety of bowel symptoms such as difficulty passing stool, hard stool, and a feeling of incomplete evacuation. The multifactorial causes of constipation limit the clinical efficacy of current conventional treatments that use a single drug that acts through only one pathway.
Iizuka, Norio, Hamamoto, Yoshihiko
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International Psychiatry, 2005 Plants have been used for medicinal purposes throughout human history and although it may seem to us that modern life is innately much more stressful than long ago, the struggle for basic survival then must have been at least as worrying as the more 'sophisticated' concerns of today.
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Herbal Medicine in America [PDF]
Planta Medica, 1986 Herbs and herbal products are relatively big business in America, but they are not commonly sold in pharmacies. Current federal laws do not permit the sale of herbs as drugs, that is, with claims of efficacy appearing on their labels. If such claims are made, the efficacy must be proven to the satisfaction of the Federal Food and Drug Administration, a
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HERBAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2000 An extensive range of herbal and dietary supplements is now available, and use of these products by ED patients is fairly common. Emergency physicians should be familiar with some of the products used more frequently for common complaints. Emergency personnel also should be vigilant for toxic syndromes resulting from ingestion of certain of these ...
L, Nelson, J, Perrone
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Herbal Medicines for Cardiovascular Diseases [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2014 The global burden of disease has driven a broad shift from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes to noncommunicable diseases. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the most prevalent cause of human morbidity and mortality all over the world [1].
Xiong, Xingjiang +4 more
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ABC of complementary medicine: Herbal medicine
BMJ, 1999 The ABC of complementary medicine is edited and written by Catherine Zollman and Andrew Vickers. Catherine Zollman is a general practitioner in Bristol, and Andrew Vickers will shortly take up a post at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. At the time of writing, both worked for the Research Council for Complementary Medicine, London.
A, Vickers, C, Zollman
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Herbal Medications in Cardiovascular Medicine
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2017 Herbal medications are commonly used for clinical purposes, including the treatment of cardiovascular conditions. Compared with conventional medications, herbal medications do not require clinical studies before their marketing or formal approval from regulatory agencies, and for this reason their efficacy and safety are rarely proven.
Liperoti, Rosa +3 more
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Still in search of a herbal medicine.
Indian Journal of Pharmacology, 2009 As an undergraduate medical student, the first aspect of pharmacology that fascinated me was how plants had been exploited for their medicinal potential. From aspirin to digitalis and morphine to reserpine, the stories of their discovery to development captured my imagination.
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