Abstract
Herbal medicines and natural products have been the most productive source of drug development and there is a large line of evidence on the applications of herbal medicines and natural products for the management of body function and the treatment of aliments. The multiple bioactive components in herbal medicines and natural products can explain the multiple targets effect in their medical applications. The increasing usage of state-of-art computational, molecular biological, and analytical chemistry techniques will promote the exploration of the pharmacological effect of previously inaccessible sources of herbal medicines and natural products. Notably, with the increasing reports on the safety issues regarding the medical use of herbal medicines and natural products, the awareness of pharmacovigilance in herbal medicines and natural products needs to be strengthened. To prevent the adverse drug reactions related to herbal medicines and natural products, physicians need to be aware of potential risks and alert patients in the use of herbal medicines and natural products.
Highlights
There is a wealth of evidence on the application of herbal medicines and natural products for the management of body functions and the treatment of a variety of ailments, owning to the diversity of bioactive components with various pharmacological effects [1]
The multiple bioactive components in herbal medicines and natural products can explain the multiple targets effect in their medical applications
To prevent the adverse drug reactions related to herbal medicines and natural products, physicians need to be aware of potential risks and alert patients in the use of herbal medicines and natural products
Summary
There is a wealth of evidence on the application of herbal medicines and natural products for the management of body functions and the treatment of a variety of ailments, owning to the diversity of bioactive components with various pharmacological effects [1]. Abstract: Herbal medicines and natural products have been the most productive source of drug development and there is a large line of evidence on the applications of herbal medicines and natural products for the management of body function and the treatment of aliments.
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