The Problem of Herbal Medicines Legal Status
Edited by
J. L. Valverde
Edited by
J. L. Valverde
Publisher:
IOS Press,US
Series:
Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law
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Publication date:
01 January 2000
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ISBN:
1586030051
ISBN 13:
9781586030056
The Problem of Herbal Medicines Legal Status
An analysis of the legal status of herbal remedies. It demonstrates that the problem of the use of medicinal plants is that people think they have a low or even absent toxicity. It is also thought that if the product does not have any therapeutic property, it cannot be harmful.
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The main problem in the use of medicinal plants, discussed in this book, is that citizens are being persuaded that herbal medicine is based on its low or even absent toxicology. A good efficacy is assumed as self-evident, and therapeutic benefit without risks is expected. Many users prefer natural medicine instead of synthetic remedies. However, the number of reports on unwanted side effects of phytomedicines increased in the last years. In some instances, a lack of pharmaceutical quality was found. The unqualified recommendation of herbal medicines may represent a considerable risk to the user. The use of a herbal remedy with unproven efficacy can represent a risk for the user when a more effective and necessary treatment will therefore be stopped or omitted. These circumstances must be taken into account by the governments, inspection services, the doctors and the judges. The present approach to herbal medicines and fraud with these products do not receive the necessary punishment because it is believed that if the product does not have any therapeutic property, it cannot entail any harm either.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
IOS Press,US
City:
Amsterdam
Pages:
206
More info:
height 234 mm
width 156 mm
weight 310 gr
thickness 11 mm
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Age recommended:
College/higher education
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey: 344.04233
Library of Congress Subject: 99068999 Pharmacy
Record updated at:
27 February, 2012
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13:46
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