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Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Herbals

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

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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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Last updated: August 3, 2017

Citation

Lee, Clare, and Reshmi Srinath. "Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Herbals." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547029/all/Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine:_Herbals.

Lee C, Srinath R. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Herbals. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547029/all/Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine:_Herbals. Accessed December 15, 2018.

Lee, C., & Srinath, R. (2017). Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Herbals. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547029/all/Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine:_Herbals

Lee C, Srinath R. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Herbals [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2018 December 15]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547029/all/Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine:_Herbals

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