For centuries the science of pharmacognosy has dominated rational drug development until
it was gradually substituted by target-based drug discovery in the last fifty years …

Introduction: There is worldwide interest in the use of CAM. Studying CAM in Saudi
population is important as it will reflect the influence of psychosocial, cultural and religious …

Background The use of herbal medicine, as one element of complementary and alternative
medicine, is increasing worldwide. Little is known about the reasons for and factors …

Background Chemoprevention, which includes the use of synthetic or natural agents (alone
or in combination) to block the development of cancer in human beings, is an extremely …

Background Herbal products obtained over the counter are commonly used in Europe, North
America and Australia. Although there is concern about a lack of information provided to …

Background We aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM) use among cancer patients and non-cancer volunteers, and to …

Background Prevalence rates for herbal medicine (HM) have been increasing worldwide.
However, little is known about prevalence, user characteristics, usage pattern and factors …

Background: The use of herbs to treat illnesses was common in all historical eras. Our aim
was to describe the phytotherapeutic substances that cancer patients use most commonly …

Background: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common among
patients with cancer. However, the issue is not well-studied among the Saudi patient …

Herbal supplements are common complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
approaches with an ever-increasing use trend in the last two decades among the US …