Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine

There are significant concerns regarding the potential side effects from the chronic use of conventional drugs such as corticosteroids, especially in children. Herbal therapy is less expensive, more readily available, and increasingly becoming common practice all over the world. Such practices have...

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description There are significant concerns regarding the potential side effects from the chronic use of conventional drugs such as corticosteroids, especially in children. Herbal therapy is less expensive, more readily available, and increasingly becoming common practice all over the world. Such practices have both their benefits and risks. However, herbal self-therapy might have serious health consequences due to incorrect self-diagnosis, inappropriate choice of herbal remedy or adulterated herbal product. In addition, absence of clinical trials and other traditional safety mechanisms before medicines are introduced to the wider market results in questionable safe dosage ranges which may produce adverse and unexpected outcomes. Therefore, the use of herbal remedies requires sufficient knowledge about the efficacy, safety and proper use of such products. Hence, it is necessary to have baseline data regarding the use of herbal remedies and to educate future health professionals about various aspects of herbal remedies.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-654362024-04-01T14:14:57Z Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine Rasooli, Iraj Pharmacology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKG Pharmacology There are significant concerns regarding the potential side effects from the chronic use of conventional drugs such as corticosteroids, especially in children. Herbal therapy is less expensive, more readily available, and increasingly becoming common practice all over the world. Such practices have both their benefits and risks. However, herbal self-therapy might have serious health consequences due to incorrect self-diagnosis, inappropriate choice of herbal remedy or adulterated herbal product. In addition, absence of clinical trials and other traditional safety mechanisms before medicines are introduced to the wider market results in questionable safe dosage ranges which may produce adverse and unexpected outcomes. Therefore, the use of herbal remedies requires sufficient knowledge about the efficacy, safety and proper use of such products. Hence, it is necessary to have baseline data regarding the use of herbal remedies and to educate future health professionals about various aspects of herbal remedies. 2021-04-20T15:17:03Z 2021-04-20T15:17:03Z 2012 book ONIX_20210420_9789533078052_793 9789533078052 9789535166320 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/65436 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/1957/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/2374 10.5772/2374 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9789533078052 9789535166320 IntechOpen 230 open access
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Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine
title Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine
title_full Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine
title_fullStr Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine
title_full_unstemmed Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine
title_short Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine
title_sort bioactive compounds in phytomedicine
topic Pharmacology
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKG Pharmacology
topic_facet Pharmacology
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