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Biosafety of Herbal Medicine

Chapter Number: 
11
Authors: 
Bashar Saad, Omar Said
Pages From: 
273
To: 
302
Book Title: 
Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues
Publisher: 
John Wiley & Sons
Edition: 
1
ISBN: 
9780470922750
Date: 
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Abstract: 
Greco-Arab and Islamic medicines have gained enormous popularity in the Mediterranean and across the world over the past 30 years. This popularity has also brought concerns and fears over professionalism of practitioners, quality, efficacy, and safety of the “natural” products available on the market (see Chapter 9). In some cases, adulteration, inappropriate formulation, or lack of understanding of plant and drug interactions have led to adverse reactions that are life-threatening or lethal to patients. Safety assessment of herbal ...