Abstract

A REVIEW ON INTERACTION OF HERBALS WITH ALLOPATHIC MEDICINES

Dr. Vrunda V. Shah*, Reema Agarwal, Shraddha Patel, Hitaishi Panchal, Dr. Vipul K. Shah and Dr. M. M. Patel

Abstract

The use of herbal remedies is more prevalent in patients with chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, asthma and renal diseases. Multiple factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, education and social class are also shown to have association with use of herbal remedies in treatment of diseases. It is quite common for a patient to seek herbal treatment while taking several prescription medications. The aim of this article is to highlight the clinical interactions between herbal remedies and prescribed drugs which are generally not in knowledge of doctors in recent time.

Keywords: herbal, diseases, interactions, prescribed drug.