Erschienen in:
19.10.2019 | Editorial
Is voluntary envenomation from the kambô ritual therapeutic or toxic?
verfasst von:
Roger W. Byard
Erschienen in:
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
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Ausgabe 2/2020
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Excerpt
In recent times a considerable amount of attention has been focused on the potential role of herbal preparations and alternative therapies in causing or contributing to morbidity and mortality [
1]. However, despite their current popularity in Western countries little is often understood about the mechanisms of action, or potential interactions between herbal preparations and pharmaceutical drugs, or among herbal preparations themselves, for example when polyherbacy (herbal polypharmacy) has occurred [
2]. In addition, these products may be adulterated with heavy metals, standard pharmaceutical agents or parts of endangered plant and animal species [
3,
4]. It is recognized that the use of the latter materials has contributed to the decline in numbers of a range of endangered species [
5]. …