Therapeutic utility, constituents and toxicity of some medicinal plants: a review

Vet Hum Toxicol. 1995 Jun;37(3):255-8.

Abstract

Man has always made use of flora to alleviate suffering and disease. This review presents information on the various therapeutic applications of plants used in traditional medicine, their active principles and observed side effects in animals and human beings. We also focus on the gaps in our knowledge about plant toxicoses that require scientific investigations and offer some logical conclusions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / pharmacology
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiovascular System / drug effects
  • Central Nervous System / drug effects
  • Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy
  • Estrogens / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insecticides / adverse effects
  • Medicine, Traditional*
  • Plant Extracts / adverse effects
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Plants, Medicinal / metabolism
  • Skin / drug effects
  • Thyroid Gland / drug effects

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Estrogens
  • Insecticides
  • Plant Extracts