Changes in Herb and Dietary Supplement Use in the US Adult Population: A Comparison of the 2002 and 2007 National Health Interview Surveys

Wu, Chung Hsuen; Wang, Chi‐Chuan; Kennedy, Jae

doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2011.09.024

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“…People not thinking of poisons centres as information source or not reporting their use of dietary supplements to the physician might explain these observations; this has been confirmed by other studies (Kennedy, 2005;Wu, 2011). A study investigating the safety of phytomedicines (Cuzzolin, 2006), found that about half of the interviewed women attending an urban university hospital were consuming a PFS and 10% of them reported adverse effects.…”

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“…cardiotoxicity), which are known for some of these plants (Vitalone, 2011). Small (Kennedy, 2005;Marinac, 2007;Wu, 2011), were only rarely involved in the cases of this study. The same is true for plants contained in supplements enhancing athletic performance and aphrodisiacs (e.g.…”

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“…Furthermore, it is known from the literature that data from poisons centres are subject to reporting bias (Hoffman, 2007) and it is plausible that delayed effects and chronic toxicity were underrepresented. It is also known that patients tend to underreport the use of PFS and the magnitude of their use is underrecognized by physicians (Cuzzolin, 2006;Kennedy, 2005;Wu, 2011). In addition, our strict inclusion criteria led to small case numbers, especially for some PFS/plants.…”

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Adverse Effects of Plant Food Supplements and Plants Consumed as Food: Results from the Poisons Centres-Based PlantLIBRA Study

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Plant food supplements (PFS) are products of increasing popularity and wide-spread distribution. Nevertheless, information about their risks is limited. To fill this gap, a poisons centres-based study was performed as part of the EU project PlantLIBRA. Multicentre retrospective review of data from selected European and Brazilian poisons centres, involving human cases of adverse effects due to plants consumed as food or as ingredients of food supplements recorded between 2006 and 2010. Ten poisons centres provided a total of 75 cases. In 57 cases (76%) a PFS was involved; in 18 (24%) a plant was ingested as food. The 10 most frequently reported plants were Valeriana officinalis, Camellia sinensis, Paullinia cupana, Melissa officinalis, Passiflora incarnata, Mentha piperita, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Ilex paraguariensis, Panax ginseng, and Citrus aurantium. The most frequently observed clinical effects were neurotoxicity and gastro-intestinal symptoms. Most cases showed a benign clinical course; however, five cases were severe. PFS-related adverse effects seem to be relatively infrequent issues for poisons centres. Most cases showed mild symptoms. Nevertheless, the occurrence of some severe adverse effects and the increasing popularity of PFS require continuous active surveillance, and further research is warranted. Most cases showed a benign clinical course; however, five cases were severe. Conclusions:PFS-related adverse effects seem to be relatively infrequent issues for poisons centres. Most cases showed mild symptoms. Nevertheless, the occurrence of some severe adverse effects and the increasing popularity of PFS require continuous active surveillance, and further research is warranted.

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Adverse Effects of Plant Food Supplements and Plants Consumed as Food: Results from the Poisons Centres-Based PlantLIBRA Study

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“…Given these concordant views, it is surprising that the majority of patients do not disclose their supplement use to their providers. [35][36][37][38] Both parties are to blame-providers frequently do not ask about patients' supplement use, 35,39 and patients may not think to let their providers know. 40 Although providers may have inadequate information or suboptimal training regarding supplements, 41,42 in their interviews they much more frequently cited the importance of discussing certain topics than did patients.…”

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Provider and Patient Expectations for Dietary Supplement Discussions

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“…Кроме того, в раз-вивающихся странах невелико число дипломирован-ных врачей, тогда как лиц, практикующих традиционные методы лечения, несоизмеримо больше [2]. Фитотерапия остается популярным методом также и в развитых стра-нах [4][5][6]. Интерес населения в государствах с высоким уровнем дохода во многом обусловлен влиянием средств массовой информации, пропагандирующих альтернатив-ные методы лечения как более натуральные и, соответ-ственно, более безопасные [7,8].…”

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