Potential interactions between drugs and dietary supplements

• Published in: Časopis lékařů českých Vol. 153; no. 2; p. 67
• Main Authors: Farghali, Hassan, Kameníková, Ludmila, Hodis, Jiří, Kutinová Canová, Nikolina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Czech
• Published: Czech Republic 2014
• Subjects: Dietary Supplements; Drug Interactions; Herb-Drug Interactions; Humans; Internet; Phytotherapy

Purified active plant constituents were isolated and assessed for their pharmacological activities that constitute a basis of modern drug development. The situation with herbal supplements is different because the extract or dried herb or mixture of herbs contains several substances beside the benef...