HERBAL MEDICINE–AN OVERVIEW OF ADVERSE REACTIONS AND INTERACTION WITH FOOD AND DRUGS

ABSTRACT

                Herbal medicine or Phytomedicine are used from the ancient time in various traditional system of medicine throughout the world. Herbal medicine consist active ingredients in crude form or as an isolated chemical constituent by various processes. Herbal medicine widely perceived by the public too, but adverse effect include important inhibition with conventional medicine occurs. Adverse drug reaction can occur due to adulteration, chemicals used in isolation in strictly toxic content. So they cause side effects, drug interaction and interaction with patient’s condition i.e.  Young, old and pregnant women. For these reason, there is an increasing awareness at several levels of need to know the drug -food, drug-drug interaction at the therapy. Intractable side effects of herbal medicine will be discussed to aware of the use of herbal medicine.

Keywords:  Herbal Medicine, Adverse Drug Reaction, Drug-Drug Interaction, Drug-Food Interaction.