HERBAL PRODUCTS TOXICOLOGY AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Herbalists and laypersons have used herbs for centuries. Interest in and use of herbal products was revitalized in the late 1990s with the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, which allowed dietary supplements to be marketed without enduring the FDA-approval process required of drugs. Thus, despite the widespread use of herbal products, information about their safety and efficacy is generally sparse compared with the information
available about prescription drugs. Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology of
Herbal Products was published in 2000 to help fill this information void. Since
its publication, additional scientific information has come to light, and the public’s interest in particular herbs has changed. Herbal Products: Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Second Edition updates the information presented in Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology of Herbal Products. Herbs were chosen for inclusion in the current volume based on their popularity, toxicity, and quantity and quality of information available. A companion volume, Dietary
Supplements: Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, covers nonherbal dietary
supplements.