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Thegrowinguseofherbalmedicines:issuesrelatingtoadversereactionsandchallengesinmonitoringsafety

Primary Investigators / Authors

Martins Ekor

Document Abstract / Summary Overview

Theuseofherbalmedicinalproductsandsupplementshasincreasedtremendouslyoverthepastthreedecadeswithnotlessthan80%ofpeopleworldwiderelyingonthemforsomepartofprimaryhealthcare.Althoughtherapiesinvolvingtheseagentshaveshownpromisingpotentialwiththeefficacyofagoodnumberofherbalproductsclearlyestablished,manyofthemremainuntestedandtheiruseareeitherpoorlymonitoredornotevenmonitoredatall.Theconsequenceofthisisaninadequateknowledgeoftheirmodeofaction,potentialadversereactions,contraindications,andinteractionswithexistingorthodoxpharmaceuticalsandfunctionalfoodstopromotebothsafeandrationaluseoftheseagents.Sincesafetycontinuestobeamajorissuewiththeuseofherbalremedies,itbecomesimperative,therefore,thatrelevantregulatoryauthoritiesputinplaceappropriatemeasurestoprotectpublichealthbyensuringthatallherbalmedicinesaresafeandofsuitablequality.Thisreviewdiscussestoxicity-relatedissuesandmajorsafetyconcernsarisingfromtheuseofherbalmedicinalproductsandalsohighlightssomeimportantchallengesassociatedwitheffectivemonitoringoftheirsafety.

Resource Access Nodes

Frontiers in Pharmacology Ethnopharmacology →

Technical Properties

Accession ID: doi: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00177
Archival Collection: UKZN-IKS
Language Registry: English
Asset Extent / Duration: 10 Pages
Rights Management Attribution: © 2007 - 2018 Frontiers Media S.A.
Licence Data: © 2007 - 2018 Frontiers Media S.A.

Co-Authors & Contributors

Martins Ekor creator

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Subject Keywords

# herbalmedicines , adversereactions , monitoringsafety , Challenges , public health

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📍 Ghana
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