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Problems In The Use Of Herbal And Natural Substances, With A Specific Example Concerning The Cardiovascular System
Author(s) -
Pang Peter KT,
Benishin Christina,
Lewanczuk Richard,
Shan Jacqueline
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2002.03709.x
Subject(s) - nutraceutical , natural (archaeology) , value (mathematics) , natural food , health food , health benefits , cardiovascular health , medicine , biochemical engineering , traditional medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , food science , engineering , chemistry , biology , pathology , machine learning , paleontology , disease
SUMMARY 1. There has been increasing awareness and use of natural preparations for health purposes by consumers. 2. However, recent studies have repeatedly shown that many natural products marketed as nutraceuticals or health food do not deliver the health benefit as claimed and are inconsistent from batch to batch. 3. The present paper describes the scientific rationale of such inconsistency and uses an antihypertensive preparation as an example to demonstrate the significant value of natural products if developed scientifically and properly.