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Research: KHAN and BALICK,
Listed in Issue 77
Abstract
KHAN and BALICK, Institute of Economic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 10458, USA, mbalick@nybg.org, reviewed (5 references) available literature on the clinical or other biological effects of 166 species of plants used in Ayurvedic medicine .
Background
It is generally believed that most herbal medicines used in non-Western systems of medicine have not been studied experimentally in humans or animals. In contradiction to this view, at least in the case of Ayurvedic medicine, the authors were able to identify a wide range of clinical and other studies on many of the botanicals used in the Ayurvedic system .
Methodology
Results
Of 166 different plant species investigated, 72 (43%) had been the subject of analysis in at least one human study, and 103 (62%) had been investigated in one or more animal studies . Some of the studies were quite small and/or lacked the methodological rigor of clinical studies reported in major medical journals.
Conclusion
References
Khan S, Balick MJ. Therapeutic plants of Ayurveda: a review of selected clinical and other studies for 166 species. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 7 (5): 405-515. Oct 2001.
