Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Herbals

Clare Lee, M.D., MHS, Reshmi Srinath, M.D.

DEFINITION

Herbals refers to use of a plant or part of a plant for medicinal purpose.
Also called botanical medicine or phytomedicine
Many different herbal preparations are used for treatment of diabetes (DM) in different cultures.
Few have been systematically evaluated for efficacy and safety.
Compounds which have had some scientific evaluation are discussed in this module.

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