Alternative & Integrative Medicine

Chikezie PC

Publications

• Research Article
  Herbal Medicine: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
  Author(s): Chikezie PC and Okey A OjiakoChikezie PC and Okey A Ojiako
  
  Herbal medicines involve the integration of several therapeutic experiences and practices of indigenous systems of medicine that may span many previous generations, which often provides valuable guidelines to the selection, preparation and application of herbal formulation for the treatment, control and management of variety of ailments. According to World Health Organization, 60% of the world’s population depends on traditional medicine and 80% of the population in developing countries depends almost entirely on traditional medicine practices and herbal medicines for their primary health care needs. As a result of increasing demand for herbal medicines, there are increasing concerns about the safety, standardization, efficacy, quality, availability and preservation of herbal products by policy-makers, health professionals as well as the general public. Improvement in the qualit.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-5162.1000195

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