Exploring the `Herbal Jungle'
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The general public knows little about herbal medicines, but the popularity and sales of these products have soared with sales totaling $655 mil in 1994, which is expected to reach $1.6 bil by 2001. The use of these herbal remedies in the general public is about 3%, but among patients suffering from AIDS, cancer, arthritis, asthma, and other debilitating conditions, the prevalence of these over-the-counter alternative medical remedies is common.
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