World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

HERBAL DRUG INTERACTION: AN OVERVIEW

*Ranjeet Kumar Bhargav and Rehana Parveen

ABSTRACT

People use herbal treatments along with prescription and nonprescription medications. Although considered natural, many of these herbal therapies can interact with other medications, causing either potentially harmful side effects and / or reduced activity of medicines. Currently, there is very little information published on herb-drug interactions whilst the use of herbs is progressively growing across the world. The increasing use of herbal medicinal products in the community where people are also receiving prescription medicines suggests that adverse herb–drug interactions may be of significant public health consequence. The aim of this literature.[1] review is to provide critical insight and commentary into the issues that need to be considered in applying evidence based principles to assess clinically important herb-drug interactions. Herb-drug interactions are a stark reality today. Hence, proper reporting of cases, careful vigilance, evidence-based appraisal and constantly updated reviews of such herb-drug interactions are very important to promote systematic research.

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