results the result of the present study confirmed wide use of herbal drugs use during pregnancy that need to report the safety concerns of these drugs during pregnancy. background investigations across the world confirm dramatic increment in the use of complementary and alternative medicine in pregnant women. the most important aspect is lack of awareness of pregnant women about potential effec...

Objective: There are some studies about the good effects of herbal medicine on blood glucose. This study was designed to evaluate the synergism effect of Peganum Harmala (P.harmala), Quercus Infectoria (Q.i), Vaccinium Myrtillus (V.myrtillus), Citrullos Colocynthis (C.colocynthis), Securigera Securidaca (S.s) on blood glucosein type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: Twenty four type ...

In recent years, significant contribution made by herbal medicines to human health has lead to increased popular, official and commercial interest. Herbal preparation against ailments is gaining importance due to the partial rejection of synthetic drugs because of their side effects especially NSAIDS. The long term use of synthetic drugs is always feared during the treatment of chronic diseases...

RATIONAL Research suggests that increased consumption of herbal drugs is raising important public health concerns such as safety issues that may involve adverse effects and herb-drug interactions. The main objective of this study is to investigate the role of Pharmacists in herbal drug information dissemination. METHOD We investigated the demographics, knowledge, attitude and practices regard...

It is well recognized that herbal supplements or herbal medicines are now commonly used. As many patients taking prescription medications are concomitantly using herbal supplements, there is considerable risk for adverse herbal drug interactions. Such interactions can enhance the risk for an individual patient, especially with regard to drugs with a narrow therapeutic index such as warfarin, cy...

Because of reporting high side effects related to biosynthetic drugs, recent attention has been paid to the use of herbs instead of chemical drugs to balance serum lipids. The present systematic review aimed to evaluate the safety of herbal medicines and also to assess drug interaction in herbal therapy in treating hyperlipidemia. The international research databases including MEDLINE; Google s...