Natural health products

The future role of natural products in health care

For thousands of years, one of our many gifts from the Earth has been medicines to treat a myriad of ailments. In the developed world, approximately 25% of prescription products are derived from higher plants, and in the developing world, over 80% of the population relies on plants, in the form of traditional medicine, for their primary health care. In 2050, the Earth will have a population of ...

The future role of natural products in health care

For thousands of years, one of our many gifts from the Earth has been medicines to treat a myriad of ailments. In the developed world, approximately 25% of prescription products are derived from higher plants, and in the developing world, over 80% of the population relies on plants, in the form of traditional medicine, for their primary health care. In 2050, the Earth will have a population of ...

Antimicrobial Natural Products in Oral Health

Oral diseases continue to be a major health issue worldwide. These are including oral and pharyngeal cancers and oral soft and hard tissue lesions, orofacial disorders, tooth loss, dental caries and periodontal diseases. These diseases are among the most important oral health problems. Also some of them cause significant health concerns. Despite general progress in the general health status of ...

Polypharmacy, multiple natural health products and hepatotoxicity.

asthma, depression and moderate-toheavy consumption of alcohol had presented to the emergency department with a threemonth history of increasing fatigue and jaundice. She had reported consuming three or four beers on a regular basis and a few glasses of wine three times weekly. Over the past three months, she had been taking six prescription medications (Table 1) and seven natural health produc...

Editorial: Natural Products in Oral Health