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This is a partial list of herbs and herbal treatments with known or suspected adverse effects, either alone or in interaction with other herbs or drugs.Non-inclusion of an herb in this list does not imply that it is free of adverse effects.
Herb-drug interactions are drug interactions that occur between herbal medicines and conventional drugs. [18] These types of interactions may be more common than drug-drug interactions because herbal medicines often contain multiple pharmacologically active ingredients, while conventional drugs typically contain only one. [ 18 ]
Created in 1968 and regularly updated, since 2005 there have been major developments in the form of a WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced (with considerably more fields and data entries) and a WHO Herbal Dictionary, which covers traditional and herbal medicines. Since 2016 all of the WHODrug products have been available in a single subscription ...
The leaves are used as herbal medicine to alleviate cough and fever, pain, and general gastrointestinal disorders as well as to cure dermatologic disorders. Similarly, the fruit juice and oils can be used in the treatment of liver disease, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic wounds or other dermatological disorders.
Calea ternifolia (syn. Calea zacatechichi) [1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae.It is native to Mexico and Central America. [1] Its English language common names include bitter-grass, Mexican calea, [1] and dream herb.
Grapefruit–drug interactions that affect the pre-systemic metabolism (i.e., the metabolism that occurs before the drug enters the blood) of drugs have a different duration of action than interactions that work by other mechanisms, such as on absorption, discussed below. [19]
Artemisia annua belongs to the plant family of Asteraceae and is an annual short-day plant. Its stem is erect and brownish or violet-brown. The plant itself is hairless and naturally grows from 30 to 100 cm tall, although in cultivation plants can reach a height of 200 cm.
Myristicin is a naturally occurring compound (a benzodioxole) found in common herbs and spices, such as nutmeg. [1] [2] It is an insecticide, and has been shown to enhance the effectiveness of other insecticides. [1] [3] When ingested, myristicin may produce hallucinogenic effects, [1] [4] and can be converted to MMDMA in controlled chemical ...