Herbal Medicine Today: Clinical and Research Issues

Herbal Medicine Today: Clinical and Research Issues

Herbal medicine is the use of medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of diseases: it ranges from traditional and popular medicines of every country to the use of standardized and tritated herbal extracts. Generally cultural rootedness enduring and widespread use in a Traditional Medical Syste...

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Main Authors: Fabio Firenzuoli, Luigi Gori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem096
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spelling doaj-191a7c1097084f5dbe35b2405863b1d92020-11-24T21:54:34ZengHindawi LimitedEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1741-427X1741-42882007-01-014S1374010.1093/ecam/nem096Herbal Medicine Today: Clinical and Research IssuesFabio Firenzuoli0Luigi Gori1Center of Natural Medicine, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli, ItalyCenter of Natural Medicine, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli, ItalyHerbal medicine is the use of medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of diseases: it ranges from traditional and popular medicines of every country to the use of standardized and tritated herbal extracts. Generally cultural rootedness enduring and widespread use in a Traditional Medical System may indicate safety, but not efficacy of treatments, especially in herbal medicine where tradition is almost completely based on remedies containing active principles at very low and ultra low concentrations, or relying on magical-energetic principles.http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem096
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