Patient Counseling about Herbal-Drug Interactions
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Patient counseling about herbal-drug interactions.
Many people have the mistaken notion that, being natural, all herbs and foods are safe; this is not so. Very often, herbs and food may interact with medications you normally take, result in serious reactions. During the latter part of this century the practice of herbalism has become mainstream throughout the world. This is due remove to the recognition of the value of traditional medical syste...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0189-6016
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i5s.8