Carcinogenic herbs: a review
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Date
2019-02
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Medip Academy
Abstract
Herbal toxicity is a field that has rapidly grown over the last few years along with increased use of herbal products worldwide. People prefer using herbal medicines rather than allopathic because herbals are considered safe. Use of herbal medicines from ancient times does not ensure their complete safety. With the growing awareness regarding pharmacovigilance worldwide, there has been an increase in the number of reported adverse events occurring with the use of herbal products. The objective of the study is to aware the researchers about most commonly used Indian medicinal herbs inducing carcinogenicity like Aloe vera, Ginkgo biloba, Kava kava, etc.
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Aloe vera, Carcinogenicity, Ginkgo biloba, herbals, Kava kava
Citation
Tewari Ishan, Shukla Prashant, Sehgal Vijay K.. Carcinogenic herbs: a review. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2019 Feb; 7(2): 649-655