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Herbal Products: Benefits, Limits, and Applications in Chronic Liver Disease
Joint Authors
Scalera, Antonella
Del Prete, Anna
Iadevaia, Maddalena Diana
Miranda, Agnese
Zulli, Claudio
Gaeta, Laura
Tuccillo, Concetta
Federico, Alessandro
Loguercio, Carmelina
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Complementary and alternative medicine soughts and encompasses a wide range of approaches; its use begun in ancient China at the time of Xia dynasty and in India during the Vedic period, but thanks to its long-lasting curative effect, easy availability, natural way of healing, and poor side-effects it is gaining importance throughout the world in clinical practice.
We conducted a review describing the effects and the limits of using herbal products in chronic liver disease, focusing our attention on those most known, such as quercetin or curcumin.
We tried to describe their pharmacokinetics, biological properties, and their beneficial effects (as antioxidant role) in metabolic, alcoholic, and viral hepatitis (considering that oxidative stress is the common pathway of chronic liver diseases of different etiology).
The main limit of applicability of CAM comes from the lacking of randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials giving a real proof of efficacy of those products, so that anecdotal success and personal experience are frequently the driving force for acceptance of CAM in the population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Del Prete, Anna& Scalera, Antonella& Iadevaia, Maddalena Diana& Miranda, Agnese& Zulli, Claudio& Gaeta, Laura…[et al.]. 2012. Herbal Products: Benefits, Limits, and Applications in Chronic Liver Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-19.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Del Prete, Anna…[et al.]. Herbal Products: Benefits, Limits, and Applications in Chronic Liver Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-19.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Del Prete, Anna& Scalera, Antonella& Iadevaia, Maddalena Diana& Miranda, Agnese& Zulli, Claudio& Gaeta, Laura…[et al.]. Herbal Products: Benefits, Limits, and Applications in Chronic Liver Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028575
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028575