Underestimating the Toxicological Challenges Associated with the Use of Herbal Medicinal Products in Developing Countries
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Various reports suggest a high contemporaneous prevalence of herb-drug use in both developed and developing countries.
The World Health Organisation indicates that 80% of the Asian and African populations rely on traditional medicine as the primary method for their health care needs.
Since time immemorial and despite the beneficial and traditional roles of herbs in different communities, the toxicity and herb-drug interactions that emanate from this practice have led to severe adverse effects and fatalities.
As a result of the perception that herbal medicinal products have low risk, consumers usually disregard any association between their use and any adverse reactions hence leading to underreporting of adverse reactions.
This is particularly common in developing countries and has led to a paucity of scientific data regarding the toxicity and interactions of locally used traditional herbal medicine.
Other factors like general lack of compositional and toxicological information of herbs and poor quality of adverse reaction case reports present hurdles which are highly underestimated by the population in the developing world.
This review paper addresses these toxicological challenges and calls for natural health product regulations as well as for protocols and guidance documents on safety and toxicity testing of herbal medicinal products.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Neergheen-Bhujun, Vidushi S.. 2013. Underestimating the Toxicological Challenges Associated with the Use of Herbal Medicinal Products in Developing Countries. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005156
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Neergheen-Bhujun, Vidushi S.. Underestimating the Toxicological Challenges Associated with the Use of Herbal Medicinal Products in Developing Countries. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005156
American Medical Association (AMA)
Neergheen-Bhujun, Vidushi S.. Underestimating the Toxicological Challenges Associated with the Use of Herbal Medicinal Products in Developing Countries. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005156
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1005156