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Recent Advances in Traditional Medicines and Dietary Supplements

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Traditional medicines and dietary supplements continue to be used in the search for bioactive agents that maintain health and prevent disease. Individual compounds are being isolated and tested, as is the synergism offered by the variety of compounds in botanicals and supplements. Establishing the composition and quality control of botanicals and supplements is essential in order to carry out clinical trails. Interactions between botanicals and conventinal therapeutics must also be carefully considered. Increasing numbers of investigators are applying–Omic technologies to pursue the mechanisms of action of botanicals.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA

    Jeevan Prasain

  2. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Purdue University-University of Alabama, Botanicals Center for Age-Related Disease, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA

    Jeevan Prasain

  3. Center for Nutrient-Gene Interaction, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA

    Stephen Barnes

  4. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Room 452, McCallum Research Building. University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1918 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA

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    Prasain, J., Barnes, S. (2009). Recent Advances in Traditional Medicines and Dietary Supplements. In: Osbourn, A., Lanzotti, V. (eds) Plant-derived Natural Products. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85498-4_23

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