Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Herbals
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 Guides, 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 June 1, 2023.
Lee, C., & Srinath, R. (2017). Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Herbals. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide 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 2023 June 01]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547029/all/Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine:_Herbals.
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