| Literature DB >> 27022728 |
Jung-Hoon Kim1, Hyungwoo Kim2.
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Herbal medicines (HMs) are often used in combination with Western medicines (WMs) to improve therapeutic efficacies of orthodox medicines. This review discussed the current status of combination treatment with HMs and WMs in clinical practices. The influence of HMs on bioavailability of WMs was also discussed from the pharmacokinetic point of view. In addition, benefits and considerations of combination treatment were discussed using data obtained from clinical trials and randomized controlled trials of HMs treatment in skin diseases.Entities:
Keywords: atopic dermatitis; combination treatment; herbal medicine; pharmacokinetics; psoriasis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27022728 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-016-2099-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chin J Integr Med ISSN: 1672-0415 Impact factor: 1.978