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	Welcome   | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 7 No. 6, November 1998   Archives  •  Online Features Special Article  This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on ISI (125)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine  • Alert me on articles by topic A Review of 12 Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs MaryAnn O'Hara, MD, MSt; David Kiefer, MD; Kim Farrell, MD; Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH Arch Fam Med. 1998;7:523-536. A large and increasing number of patients use medicinal herbs or seek the advice of their physician regarding their use. More than one third of Americans use herbs for health purposes, yet patients (and physicians) often lack accurate information about the safety and efficacy of herbal remedies. Burgeoning interest in medicinal herbs has increased scientific scrutiny of their therapeutic potential and safety, thereby providing physicians with data to help patients make wise decisions about their use. This article provides a review of the data on 12 of the most commonly used herbs in the United States. In addition, we provide practical information and guidelines for the judicious use of medicinal herbs. From the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington Health Sciences Center (Dr O'Hara), and the University of Washington Family Medicine Network, Swedish Family Medicine Residency (Drs Kiefer and Farrell), Seattle; and the Center for Holistic Pediatric Education and Research, The Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass (Dr Kemper). THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES Sesquiterpene farnesol inhibits recycling of the C55 lipid carrier of the murein monomer precursor contributing to increased susceptibility to {beta}-lactams in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Kuroda et al. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007;59:425-432. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Use of Herbal Remedies by Hispanic Patients: Do They Inform Their Physician? Howell et al. J Am Board Fam Med 2006;19:566-578. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Warfarin interaction with Matricaria chamomilla. Segal and Pilote CMAJ 2006;174:1281-1282. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   The use of gene expression analysis and proteomic databases in the development of a screening system to determine the value of natural medicinal products. Katz et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2006;3:65-70. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Echinacea Not Found Efficacious for Treatment of URI Symptoms Dubik AAP Grand Rounds 2004;11:17-17. FULL TEXT   Efficacy and Safety of Echinacea in Treating Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial Taylor et al. JAMA 2003;290:2824-2830. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   An in-vitro study of ginsenoside Rb1-induced teratogenicity using a whole rat embryo culture model Chan et al. Hum Reprod 2003;18:2166-2168. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Herbal Remedies and Children: Do They Work? Are They Harmful? Woolf Pediatrics 2003;112:240-246. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Ginkgo for Memory Enhancement: A Randomized Controlled Trial Solomon et al. JAMA 2002;288:835-840. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   The Prevalence and Predictors of the Use of Alternative Medicine in Presurgical Patients in Five California Hospitals Leung et al. Anesth. Analg. 2001;93:1062-1068. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Editorial: Cardioprotective Effects of {omega}-3 Fatty Acids: A Critical Review That Should Be Read by a Wide Range of Health Professionals Liepa Nutr Clin Pract 2001;16:5-5.   Clinincal Observations: Nutrient Supplements in Clinical Care Sardesai and Myers Nutr Clin Pract 2001;16:35-45. ABSTRACT   Complementary therapies for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy Meltzer Fam Pract 2000;17:570-573. FULL TEXT   Inflammation and Native American medicine: the role of botanicals Borchers et al. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2000;72:339-347. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Complementary/Alternative Medicine Use in a Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Implications for Oncology Richardson et al. JCO 2000;18:2505-2514. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Herbs in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Gardiner and Kemper Pediatr. Rev. 2000;21:44-57. FULL TEXT   Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs Eliason Arch Fam Med 1999;8:376-376. FULL TEXT   Clinical Crossroads: A 45-Year-Old Woman With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Appleton and Parry JAMA 1999;281:2283-2283. FULL TEXT   HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 1998 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.