2023
DOI: 10.3390/jox13010007
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Phytotherapy and Drugs: Can Their Interactions Increase Side Effects in Cancer Patients?

Abstract: Background: The use of herbs to treat illnesses was common in all historical eras. Our aim was to describe the phytotherapeutic substances that cancer patients use most commonly, and to determine whether their use can increase side effects. Methods: This was a retrospective and descriptive study conducted among older adults actively undergoing chemotherapy, admitted at the Oncology DH Unit (COES) of the Molinette Hospital AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza in Turin (Italy). Data collection was conducted th… Show more

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“…The appeal for plant-derived medicines, especially those rooted in traditional medicine, is rising in popularity [ 8 ]. Plants, especially those with ethnopharmacological and clinical uses have better patient tolerance and acceptance [ 9 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The appeal for plant-derived medicines, especially those rooted in traditional medicine, is rising in popularity [ 8 ]. Plants, especially those with ethnopharmacological and clinical uses have better patient tolerance and acceptance [ 9 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These so-called phytomedicines are, for all intents and purposes, plant-based drugs since they are aimed at carrying out a therapeutic action. Their effect depends on the nature and concentration of the pharmacologically active chemical constituents [1]. In modern medicine, professionals most often use pharmacotherapy to treat and strengthen their patients, while phytotherapy is often forgotten and excluded.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Phytomedicinal preparations can establish homeostasis in the body and more and more scientists consider Plants 2024, 13, 914 2 of 18 them essential as a supportive therapy in treatments [2]. One of the most interesting natural materials is tree bark [1]. Wood extracts are important natural sources of biologically active components such as polyphenols and terpenes [2], the use of which could be one of the greatest (recent) innovations in the food and pharmaceutical industries due to their numerous health-promoting properties [3,4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To avoid unwanted side effects, the concept of multi-targeting with one drug has been replaced by a single drug with specific targeting. Besides the unpleasant effects of conventional allopathic medicines, most of the world's population trusts herbal medicines as the first choice therapy, as mentioned in the holy scriptures [10,11]. Cassia tora is an uninhabited species of plant that is well known and a component in South Asian medicine, including the Indian and Central American folk medicine systems, for its several properties [12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%