The nutraceuticals market is vast, encompassing many different products with inconsistent
levels of evidence available to support their use. This overview represents a Western …

Background Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is
associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Herbs, along with the use of herb–drug interactions (HDIs)
to combat diseases, are increasing in popularity worldwide. HDIs have two effects: favorable …

Background Polypharmacy is common among older adults, with increasing numbers also
using prescription drugs with herbal medicinal products (HMPs) and dietary supplements …

Abstract The US Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) established the
regulatory framework for dietary supplements as foods through the Food and Drug …

Population ageing has resulted in an increasing number of older people living with chronic
diseases (multimorbidity) requiring five or more medications daily (polypharmacy). Ageing …

Ginseng is the most frequently used herbal medicine for immune system stimulation and as
an adjuvant with prescribed drugs owing to its numerous pharmacologic activities. It is …

Increased effectiveness and decreasing toxicity are prime objectives in drug research.
Overwhelming evidence suggests the use of appropriate combination therapy for the better …

Background Subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) substantially increases dementia risk and
is often conceptualised as the preclinical asymptomatic phase of the cognitive decline …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the major cause of death worldwide, accounting for
almost 31% of the global mortality annually. Several preclinical studies have indicated that …