title: The herbal basis of some gastroenterology therapies.
abstract: This is the fourth in a series of articles discussing herbal therapies. This month looks at the herbal basis of gastrointestinal tract therapies. Disorders of digestion and bowel movement have troubled mankind throughout recorded time, providing a steady workload for herbal and orthodox practitioners. Most of these problems are mild and many herbs are used to treat the resulting minor symptoms with varying degrees of success.
authors: Nambour General Hospital, Queensland.
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authors: Pinn
mesh_terms: D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D008517:Phytotherapy