Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of
complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates …

Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) are used by an extensive number of
patients in the UK and elsewhere. In order to understand this pattern of behavior, it is helpful …

Before 1998, extracts of kava kava, Piper methysticum, were considered to be very safe
alternatives to anxiolytic drugs and to possibly exert a wide range of other benefits. Major …

Herbal supplements are common complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
approaches with an ever-increasing use trend in the last two decades among the US …

Background Different patient groups are known to use herbal remedies and conventional
drugs concomitantly (co-use). This poses a potential risk of herb-drug interaction through …

Background This review examines three bodies of literature related to herb–drug
interactions: case reports, clinical studies, evaluations found in six drug interaction checking …

Background Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affect approximately 80–90% of the
pregnant women. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is the most widely used herbal therapy …

Background: The American public spends over $5 billion per year on herbal supplements,
and approximately 20 percent of all Americans use prescription medications concurrently …

Background: The use of herbal products continues to expand rapidly across the world and
concerns regarding the safety of these products have been raised. In Thailand, Thai …

Most medications, herbal preparations, and nutraceutical supplements have notable effects
on biochemical pathways and may influence wound healing, coagulation, and …