Where do herbal medicines belong? Part 2 — herbal medicines reappraised

摘要

IN PART 1 of this article we provided an overview of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including homoeopathy and food supplements, and discussed the development of pharmaceutical drugs from natural sources. In part 2 we continue our discussion with an overview of herbal medicinal products, and a reappraisal of them in terms of conventional medicine.