Members of the genus Curcuma L. have been used in traditional medicine for centuries for
treating gastrointestinal disorders, pain, inflammatory conditions, wounds, and for cancer …

Astragalus membranaceus is a major medicinal herb commonly used in many herbal
formulations in the practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat a wide variety of …

Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the
Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In the second …

Volume 2 of the WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants provides an additional
collection of 30 monographs covering the quality control and traditional and clinical uses of …

Poria cocos (Polyporaceae) is a saprophytic fungus that grows in diverse species of Pinus.
Its sclerotium, called fu-ling or hoelen, is used in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine …

Many natural products and derivatives thereof belong to the standard repertoire of cancer
chemotherapy. Examples are Vinca alkaloids, taxanes and camptothecins. In recent years …

The consumption of herbal products continues to increase, with an estimated sales growth of
10-15% per year projected through the end of the 1990s. As more and more consumers use …

Dragon's blood is one of the renowned traditional medicines used in different cultures of
world. It has got several therapeutic uses: haemostatic, antidiarrhetic, antiulcer …

Traditional herbal medicine provides several remedies for strengthening the body's
resistance to illness through effects on immune system components. This review article …

Context.—Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional bowel disorder for which
there is no reliable medical treatment. Objective.—To determine whether Chinese herbal …