Tedavi Amacıyla Kullanılan Bitkiler Ve Bitkisel Ürünlerin Yan Etkileri

Year 2009, Volume: 66 Issue: 3, 133 - 141, 01.09.2009

Solmaz Erdem Pınar Ata Eren

Abstract

Son yıllarda çok sayıda kişi koruyucu ya da tedavi edici amaçlarla çeşitli bitki ve bitkisel ürünleri kullanmaktadır. Medyada yer alan eksik bilgilendirme, doğal olan her şeyin zararsız olduğu şeklinde yaygın bir inanışa yol açmaktadır. Halbuki “doğal olan her şey yararlıdır” düşüncesi yanlıştır. Bitkilerin içerdiği yüzlerce çeşit bileşene bağlı olarak beklenmedik yan etkiler gelişebilir. Bunun yanı sıra bazıları toksisite gösterebilir ya da alınan diğer ilaçlarla etkileşime girerek kişinin rahatsızlığının artmasına neden olabilirler. Bitkilerle tedavide görülebilecek yan etkilerin sağlık çalışanları ve tüketiciler tarafından bilinmesi gerekmektedir. Bu nedenle bu konudaki bilimsel çalışmalar arttırılmalı ve gerekli yasal düzenlemeler yapılmalıdır

Keywords

Bitkilerle tedavi, yan etkiler, toksisite

Adverse Effects of Herbal Medicines and Products

Abstract

Recently, many people have used various herbs and herbal products with the aim of protection from diseases or for curing them. The inaccurate information given by the media leads to a common belief that everything which is natural is harmless. Nevertheless, the idea of ‘everything is beneficial if it is natural’ is wrong. Depending on hundreds kinds of components which plants contain, there might be unexpected adverse effects. Besides, some plants could show high toxicity, or they may interact with the other medications and cause the condition of the individual to get worse. These should be known by health workers and consumers. Therefore, more scientific studies on this subject must be conducted and legal arrangements should be done

Keywords

Herbal remedies, adverse effects, toxicity

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