Use of traditional medicine : are we on the right way?

• Main Authors: Helal Uddin, A.B.M., Khalid, Reem S., Abbas, Syed Atif, Khan, Umeed Ali
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RM300 Drugs and their action; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/11037/1/ICAST_2010_%28_ID_122_%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/11037/2/IIUM_Icast_abstract_%2528Dr._Helal%2529.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/11037/; http://www.iium.edu.my/icast/2010/

Herbal or traditional remedies have been used to cure different ailments since pre- historic times. The use of recorded herbal medicines can be traced back to about 5000 years ago when the Sumerian's used plants such as thyme and laurel as a remedy for ailments. According to the WHO report at p...