Chapter 22: Integration of Herbal Medicine into Evidence-Based Clinical Practice - Herbal Medicine - NCBI Bookshelf

Integration of Herbal Medicine into Evidence-Based Clinical Practice - Herbal Medicine - NCBI Bookshelf

In this Page

• INTRODUCTION
• CURRENT STATUS AND MAJOR ISSUES OF INTEGRATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE IN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL THERAPY
• FACTORS RELEVANT TO/AFFECTING INTEGRATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE INTO MODERN MEDICAL PRACTICES
• RESEARCH NEEDS
• CONCLUSIONS
• REFERENCE

"....However, proof of efficacy or safety for the vast majority of herbal medicine has not been fully established through an evidence-based approach. Further, other issues, such as scientific, cultural, educational, economical, and legal, need to be addressed. In this chapter, we examine the current status and major scientific issues or factors that affect the integration of herbal medicine into evidence-based medical therapy."

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors wish to thank the WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine at the School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine at the College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, for their consent and encouragement to undertake the present collaboration.