TAILIEUCHUNG - Herbal Medicine: Current Status and the Future

A common misperception is that in the developing world CAM and TM is used primarily by poorer, uneducated popu- lations, while in industrial countries it is used more by affluent and better-educated segments of the population (Eisenberg and others 1998). In both settings, relatively little evidence supports this view. Many investigators have failed to critically assess the use of CAM and TM by minority and immigrant populations inWestern nations. In Africa, nearly 85 percent of the population uses TM, often as the only way to obtain pri- mary health care, and wealthier people in developing coun- tries often use TM (WHO 2002). Investments in improving the quality and consistency of TM. | Herbal Medicine Present and Future MINI-REVIEW Herbal Medicine Current Status and the Future Sanjoy Kumar Pal1 Yogeshwer Shukla2 Abstract The number of patients seeking alternate and herbal therapy is growing exponentially. Herbal medicines are the synthesis of therapeutic experiences of generations of practicing physicians of indigenous systems of medicine for over hundreds of years. Herbal medicines are now in great demand in the developing world for primary health care not because they are inexpensive but also for better cultural acceptability better compatibility with the human body and minimal side effects. However recent findings indicate that all herbal medicines may not be safe as severe consequences are reported for some herbal drugs. Most herbal products on the market today have not been subjected to drug approval process to demonstrate their safety and effectiveness. Thousand years of traditional use can provide us with valuable guidelines to the selection preparation and application of herbal formulation. To be accepted as viable alternative to modern medicine the same vigorous method of scientific and clinical validation must be applied to prove the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutical product. In the present review we attempted to describe the present scenario and project the future of herbal medicine. Asian Pacific J Cancer Prev 4 281-288 Introduction Herbal medicine is still the mainstay of about 75 - 80 of the world population mainly in the developing countries for primary health care Kamboj 2000 . This is primarily because of the general belief that herbal drugs are without any side effects besides being cheap and locally available Gupta and Raina 1998 . According to the World Health Organization WHO the use of herbal remedies throughout the world exceeds that of the conventional drugs by two to three times Evans 1994 . The use of plants for healing purposes predates human history and forms the origin of much modern medicine. Many .

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