Scientific articles about medicinal herbs

Read monographs with references about these herbs, compounds and issues.

Medicinal herbs

Angelica sinensis - Dong quai

Asparagus racemosus - Shativari

Boswellia carterii / Boswellia serrata - Boswellia, frankincense, olibanum

Camellia sinensis - Green tea

Collinsonia canadensis - Stone root

Momordica charenti - Bitter melon - (related article: Diabetes: Scope and management)

Myrica cerifera - Bayberry

Paullinia cupana - Guarana

Pinus pinaster - Maritime pine

Ptychopetalum olacoides - Muira puama

Ruta graveolens - Rue

Sanguinaria canadensis - Blood root

Scutellaria baicalensis - Baical skullcap

Stillingia sylvatica - Queen's delight

Terminalia arjuna - Arjuna

Vaccinium myrtillus - Bilberry

Nutritional compounds

Astaxanthin

Expert opinion

Osteoporosis and the role of calcium and vitamin D

The clinical significance of drug interactions with Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort, SJW) depends on the type of St John's wort product used.

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