Monitoring Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Your perspective


What is your perspective on the use of botanicals by patients with chronic or life-limiting illnesses?


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    1. Botanicals are generally safe and effective.
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    2. Patients are generally well-informed about botanicals they are using.
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    3. It makes sense to integrate use of botanicals into conventional medical care.
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    4. Patients generally should not use botanicals unless they have investigated them carefully.
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Click below to find out more about botanicals.




A botanical is a plant or plant part valued for its medical or therapeutic properties, flavor, or scent. Herbs are a subset of botanicals. Products made from botanicals that are used to maintain or improve health may be called herbal products, botanical products, or phytomedicines.

Botanicals are sold in many forms: as fresh or dried products; liquid or solid extracts; and tablets, capsules, powders, and tea bags. A particular group of chemicals or a single chemical may be isolated from a botanical and sold as a dietary supplement, usually in tablet or capsule form. Other common preparations include teas, decoctions, tinctures, extracts.

Botanical Dietary Supplements: Background Information. Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health. Updated April 11, 2006; accessed March 5, 2008.
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/BotanicalBackground-HealthProfessional/