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Article: Botanical Dietary Supplements: Quality, Safety and Efficacy. (Book Review).
- Article from:
- Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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Mahady, G.B., Fong, H.H.S., Farnsworth, N.R. Botanical Dietary Supplements: Quality, Safety and Efficacy.
285 p. Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers B.V., Lisse, The Netherlands 2001. Price U.S. $ 79.95, DF 175.00; [euro] 79.50 ISBN 90265 1855-2 (HC).
Plants and plant products have been used in medicine for centuries. Rapidly increasing popularity of natural products in developed countries in recent years has been spurred by the growing public interest in alternative medicine and by the lure of the financial profit from their growing markets. In some countries, including the USA, the herbal medicinal products are classified as botanical dietary supplements and ...