Review of the regulations for clinical research in herbal medicines in USA

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 883-893

  Tang, Tony Yuqi ^a   Li, Fang Zhou ^b   Afseth, Janyne ^c  

^a Herose Clinical Centre   (Singapore)

^b INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; clinical trial; complementary medicine; herbal medicine; review; traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

GREEN TEA EXTRACT; NEW DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HARVEST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPECIES CULTIVATION; STANDARDIZATION; STORAGE; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HERB DRUG INTERACTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINAL PLANT; META ANALYSIS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919715982     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-014-2024-y     Document Type: Article

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