Botanicals in the Management of Pain

摘要: Interest in botanical medicine is steadily growing the United States. When compared to all other complementary and alternative (CAM) practices, greatest relative increase States between 1997 2002 was for medicine. Many of top-selling herbs Uniteds have been subjected clinical trials Europe are recognized numerous health conditions by authoritative groups such as World Health Organization, The European Scientific Cooperative on Phytomedicine German Commission E. Their popularity has spurred research inquiries into their potential benefits, well concerns over product quality, long-term safety, herb-drug interactions, use specific populations (e.g., pediatrics, pregnancy). National Center Complementary Alternative Medicine Office Dietary Supplements focusing considerable time money research. Surveys indicate that CAM high patients with chronic pain conditions, back pain, particular, single most common condition which Americans CAM. There a great deal historical evidence reveals extensive botanicals relief pain. Plants analgesic, anti-inflammatory and/or anti-spasmodic activities were widely employed continue be used. This chapter reviews current data medicines may useful management various painful