Risks and benefits of commonly used herbal medicines in Mexico
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Risks and benefits of commonly used herbal medicines in Mexico.
In Mexico, local empirical knowledge about medicinal properties of plants is the basis for their use as home remedies. It is generally accepted by many people in Mexico and elsewhere in the world that beneficial medicinal effects can be obtained by ingesting plant products. In this review, we focus on the potential pharmacologic bases for herbal plant efficacy, but we also raise concerns about ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0041-008X
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2007.10.005