Quality as a guideline in choosing food supplements of botanical origin, recommendations from a new advisory board, with a focus on turmeric

摘要

The botanical supplements sector comprises a huge range of products which vary significantly from one to another, not least for different degrees of attention and transparency given to quality and safety. This is why for doctors, pharmacists and consumers alike, quality should be a defining criterion in the choice of supplement and an essential requirement for information and transparency. What do we understand by quality supple-ments? What elements allow us to evaluate the quality, safety and efficacy of the products? What are the risks of "do it yourself? What are the criteria for the correct use of food supplements? How should proper information be provided?