Biosafety of Herbal Medicine

Greco-Arab and Islamic medicines have gained enormous popularity in the Mediterranean and across the world over the past 30 years. This popularity has also brought concerns and fears over professionalism of practitioners, quality, efficacy, and safety of the “natural” products available on the market (see Chapter 9). In some cases, adulteration, inappropriate formulation, or lack of understanding of plant and drug interactions have led to adverse reactions that are life-threatening or lethal to patients. Safety assessment of herbal ...