Carcinogenic herbs: a review

Authors

  • Ishan Tewari Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India
  • Prashant Shukla Drug Safety Physician, Parexel International, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
  • Vijay K. Sehgal Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20190375

Keywords:

Aloe vera, Carcinogenicity, Ginkgo biloba, herbals, Kava kava

Abstract

Herbal toxicity is a field that has rapidly grown over the last few years along with increased use of herbal products worldwide. People prefer using herbal medicines rather than allopathic because herbals are considered safe. Use of herbal medicines from ancient times does not ensure their complete safety. With the growing awareness regarding pharmacovigilance worldwide, there has been an increase in the number of reported adverse events occurring with the use of herbal products. The objective of the study is to aware the researchers about most commonly used Indian medicinal herbs inducing carcinogenicity like Aloe vera, Ginkgo biloba, Kava kava, etc. 

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2019-01-25

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Tewari, I., Shukla, P., & Sehgal, V. K. (2019). Carcinogenic herbs: a review. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 7(2), 649–655. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20190375

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