Herbal medicines are mixtures of more than one active ingredient. The multitude of
pharmacologically active compounds obviously increases the likelihood of interactions …

The objective of the review was to consolidate the clinical and pharmacologic aspects of
drug–herb interactions to develop a compendium of information to provide prescribers with a …

Natural products have been used by humans since antiquity for both egregious and
beneficial purposes. Regarding the latter, these products have long been valued as a rich …

Herbal drugs are exempt from Food and Drug Administration regulations regarding efficacy
and safety. Their potential of interaction with conventional prescription drugs is a matter of …

Sales of botanical dietary supplements and other purported medicinal natural products
(NPs) have escalated over the past∼ 25 years, increasing the potential for NPs to …

By searching the literatures, it was found that a total of 32 drugs interacting with herbal
medicines in humans. These drugs mainly include anticoagulants (warfarin, aspirin and …

The use of herbal/botanical products, also referred to as complementary and alternative
medicines (CAM), worldwide enjoys increasing popularity. It appears in particular highly …

BACKGROUND In the last decade, the use of herbal medicines has increased by
unprecedented proportions. Evidence from the USA indicates that herbal medication use …

Quantitative prediction of herb–drug interaction risk remains challenging. A quantitative
framework to assess a potential interaction was used to evaluate a mechanism not …

Toxicological studies constitute an essential part of the effort in developing an herbal
medicine into a drug product. The US food and drug administration (FDA) published a …