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Why is Research on Herbal Medicinal Products Important and How Can We Improve Its Quality?

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Pelkonen, Olavi Xu, Qihe Fan, Tai-ping
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Research on herbal medicinal products is increasingly published in “Western” scientific journals dedicated primarily to conventional medicines. Publications are concerned mainly not only on the issues of safety and interactions, but also on efficacy. In reviews, a recurring complaint has been a lack of quality studies. In this opinion article, we present the case of Chinese herbal medicines as an example, as they have been extensively used in the global market and increasingly studied worldwide. We analyze the potential reasons for problems and propose some ways forward. As in the case of any drug, clinical trials for safety, efficacy, and/or effectiveness are the ultimate demonstration of therapeutic usefulness of herbal products. These will only make scientific sense when the tested herbal products are authentic, standardized, and quality controlled, if good practice guidelines of evidence-based medicine are followed, and if relevant controls and outcome measures are scientifically defined. Herbal products are complex mixtures, and for such complexity, an obvious approach for mechanistic studies is network pharmacology based on omic tools and approaches, which has already begun to revolutionize the study of conventional drugs, emphasizing networks, interactions, and polypharmacological features behind the action of many drugs.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2225-4110.124323
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Page Count	7
Starting Page	1
File Format	PDF
ISSN	22254110
e-ISSN	22254110
Journal	Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Publisher Date	2014-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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