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Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs (Paperback, 1992 ed.)
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Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs (Paperback, 1992 ed.)
Series: Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs, 1
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This book is the first volume of a series on the adverse effects of
herbal drugs. We begin this series not because we are opposed to
phytotherapy, or because we want to share our ammunition with
adversaries of herbal drug treatments. We realize that several
remedies of natural origin (e. g., senna, ipecac) have retained a
prominent place in the conventional drug armamentarium. We also
recognize that the general public appreciates so-called mildly
acting herbs for self-medication purposes. We acknowledge that even
when such herbs have no pronounced pharmacological acti vity, their
psychosocial effect remains an asset that should not be ignored.
Moreover, we do not hold the often heard opinion that traditional
remedies are nothing but a collection of worthless relics from the
remote past which cannot possibly be relevant for modem medicine.
We consider this an erroneous assumption thas has been refuted
repeatedly by experimental research on traditional botanicals. The
encouraging results with the herbal remedy feverfew as a
prophylactic antimigraine agent is a recent illustration that
botanical medicine can still provide exciting the rapeutic
discoveries. For these reasons it is not our intention to place
botanical remedies indiscriminately in an unfavorable light. We do
not seek to dam up the "green" wave that is sweeping over our
society. We do consider it important, however, that this wave be
appropria tely chanelled, and with this basic attitude we have
assumed edi torial responsibility."
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