Commentary: herbal medication use continues

medication: herbal or non-herbal?

Herbal self-medication use in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2.

BACKGROUND/AIM A considerable number of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM) turn to self-medication using medicinal plants, preparations, and medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate self-medication using medicinal plants and the potential influence of health care professionals' advice or media information regarding the use of herbal dietary supplements with hypoglycemic ef...

Effect of herbal medicine use on medication adherence of cardiology patients.

PURPOSE Herbal drug use for cardiovascular disease is frequent and growing rapidly. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of herbal medicine use on medication adherence of cardiology patients. METHODS All patients admitted to the outpatient cardiology clinics, who had been prescribed at least one cardiovascular drug before, were asked to complete a questionnaire. Participants wer...

A case report of adult lead toxicity following use of Ayurvedic herbal medication

INTRODUCTION Ayurvedic medications consist of herbs that may be intentionally combined with metals, such as lead, mercury, iron, and zinc. Ayurvedic practitioners and their patients believe that the toxic properties of the metals are reduced or eliminated during preparation and processing. CASE REPORT A 69 year old Caucasian male retired professional with a prior history of stroke presented f...

Herbal Medication: Herb-drug Interactions and Patient Psychoanalysis

Many medicinal herbs and pharmaceutical drugs are therapeutic at one dose and toxic at another. Interactions between herbs and drugs may increase or decrease the pharmacological or toxicological effects of either component. Synergistic therapeutic effects may complicate the dosing of long-term medications eg, herbs traditionally used to decrease glucose concentrations in diabetes1 could theoret...