1- Pharmacognosy & Pharmaceutics Department of Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR
2- Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , s.akhond@neda.net
Abstract: (5765 Views)
Herbal medicines include a range of pharmacologically active compounds: in some cases it is not well understood which ingredients are important for a therapeutic effect. The supporters of herbal medicine believe that isolated ingredients in the majority of cases have weaker clinical effects than whole plant extract, a claim that would obviously require proof in each case. Generalizations about the efficacy of herbal medicines are clearly not possible. Each one needs systematic research including a variety of animal studies and also randomized clinical trials. In this review we focus on Passiflora incarnata and Salvia officinalis.
Type of Study:
Research |
Subject:
Traditional Pharmacy & Traditional Medicine Received: 2012/12/22 | Accepted: 2013/03/11 | Published: 2013/04/19