title: Old herbal remedies and modern combination therapy.
abstract: The use of herbs as cures for human ailments is as old as modern man, but has now been replaced by synthetic drugs. However, the mixture of bioactive substances found in many traditional herbal remedies has similarities with modern combination therapies, like those developed by Sir John Crofton in Edinburgh for the treatment of tuberculosis. It is suggested that, in the development of these therapies, it might be possible to learn from the drug 'cocktails' found in plants.
authors.affiliation: Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TF, Scotland, UK. arb3@st-andrews.ac.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keating
mesh_terms: D004070:Digitalis / Q000187:drug effects; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000266:history; D029789:Ephedra / Q000187:drug effects; D029001:Herbal Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts