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Global hazards of herbal remedies: lessons from Aristolochia
Author(s) -
Grollman Arthur P,
Marcus Donald M
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201642375
Subject(s) - aristolochia , aristolochiaceae , history , environmental ethics , traditional medicine , medicine , classics , library science , philosophy , biology , ecology , computer science
It took years of epidemiological and molecular research to demonstrate that Aristolochia , a widely used herbal remedy, causes cancer and kidney failure. This and similar lessons should inspire more global efforts to properly investigate the safety and efficacy of all herbal treatments.