Phytotherapy and quality of herbal medicines.
The extensive use of plants as medicines has pointed out that herbal medicines are not as safe as frequently claimed. Therefore, it can be harmful to take herbal medicines without being aware of their potential adverse effects. A comprehensive surveillance system for monitoring the adverse effects of herbal medicines is now essential. Also knowledge of the correlation existing between the marker compounds and other ingredients that occur in plants is a necessary requirement for ensuring the efficacy and quality of the herbal medicines.
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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084, Fisciano Salerno, Italy.
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D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D029001:Herbal Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States
D010936:Plant Extracts