TY  - CHAP
AU  - Ludmila Elisa Guzmán-Pantoja
AU  - Laura P. Lina-García
AU  - Graciela Bustos-Zagal
AU  - Víctor M. Hernández-Velázquez
ED  - Iraj Rasooli
Y1  - 2012-01-18
PY  - 2012
T1  - Current Status: Mexican Medicinal Plants with Insecticidal Potential
N2  - There are significant concerns regarding the potential side effects from the chronic use of conventional drugs such as corticosteroids, especially in children. Herbal therapy is less expensive,  more readily available, and increasingly becoming common practice all over the world. Such practices have both their benefits and risks. However, herbal self-therapy might have serious health consequences due to incorrect self-diagnosis, inappropriate choice of herbal remedy or adulterated herbal product. In addition, absence of clinical trials and other traditional safety mechanisms before medicines are introduced to the wider market results in questionable safe dosage ranges which may produce adverse and unexpected outcomes. Therefore, the use of herbal remedies requires sufficient knowledge about the efficacy, safety and proper use of such products. Hence, it is necessary to have baseline data regarding the use of herbal remedies and to educate future health professionals about various aspects of herbal remedies.
BT  - Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine
SP  - Ch. 3
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/27013
DO  - 10.5772/27013
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-26
ER  -