Herbal medicine: Difference between revisions

The use of herbal remedies is more prevalent in people with [[Chronic condition|chronic diseases]], such as cancer, [[diabetes]], [[asthma]], and [[end-stage kidney disease]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Burstein HJ, Gelber S, Guadagnoli E, Weeks JC | title = Use of alternative medicine by women with early-stage breast cancer | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 340 | issue = 22 | pages = 1733–9 | date = June 1999 | pmid = 10352166 | doi = 10.1056/NEJM199906033402206 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Egede LE, Ye X, Zheng D, Silverstein MD | title = The prevalence and pattern of complementary and alternative medicine use in individuals with diabetes | journal = Diabetes Care | volume = 25 | issue = 2 | pages = 324–9 | date = February 2002 | pmid = 11815504 | doi = 10.2337/diacare.25.2.324 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Roozbeh J, Hashempur MH, Heydari M | title = Use of herbal remedies among patients undergoing hemodialysis | journal = Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases | volume = 7 | issue = 6 | pages = 492–5 | date = November 2013 | pmid = 24241097 }}</ref> Multiple factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, education and social class are also shown to have associations with the prevalence of herbal remedy use.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Bishop FL, Lewith GT | title = Who Uses CAM? A Narrative Review of Demographic Characteristics and Health Factors Associated with CAM Use | journal = Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine | volume = 7 | issue = 1 | pages = 11–28 | date = March 2010 | pmid = 18955327 | pmc = 2816378 | doi = 10.1093/ecam/nen023 }}</ref> Few herbs are becoming even more popular these days like Ashwagandha, believed to help manage stress<ref>{{Cite web |last=faisalversatile01 |date=2024-10-26 |title=Ashwagandha: A Key Adaptogen in Organic Preparations |url=https://sacrednutrient.com/ashwagandha-a-key-adaptogen-in-organic-preparations/ |url-status=live |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Sacred Nutrient |language=en-US}}</ref>, with potency varying by extraction method.

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