Review ArticlePharmacognosy ReviewsVol. 1 | Issue 2 | 2007 | pp. 261–264Open access
Medicinal Herbs: Myths and Facts are they all safe?
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- 1 Indira Gandhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhubaneswar – 751 015, Orissa, INDIA.
Published in Pharmacognosy Reviews
Correspondence: M. R. Sahu
Indira Gandhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhubaneswar – 751 015, Orissa, INDIA.
Copyright: © 2007 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Jul 25, 2007
How to cite
Dash, G. K., & Sahu, M. R. (2007). Medicinal Herbs: Myths and Facts are they all safe? Pharmacognosy Reviews, 1(2), 261–264.
Abstract
There has been a virtual explosion of interest in all kinds of alternative therapies, in particular those, which have been around for thousands of years. Naturally, in an illness where there is no "cure" and in which pharmaceutical drugs typically produce side effects, people look for other remedies. The use of herbal heritage has become a part of general health care by the tribes since time immemorial. The use of modern medicines of synthetic origin is believed to impart dramatic results in a short span in the therapeutic field has a hidden drawback of serious afterward consequences on the health on prolonged treatment due to various pathological, pharmacological and chrono-pathological parameters of the mankind.
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| Title | Medicinal Herbs: Myths and Facts are they all safe? |
|---|---|
| Authors | G. K. Dash; M. R. Sahu |
| Affiliations | Indira Gandhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhubaneswar – 751 015, Orissa, INDIA. |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Reviews |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 1, Issue 2 (2007) |
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