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Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates various safety, toxicity, and quality-control issues related to the use of traditional and herbal products for health maintenance and disease prevention and treatment. With over 3,550 references, the book highlights the role of herbal medicine in national healthcare and provides case studies of widely used herbal remedies, their effects on human health and wellness, and the need for methodologically sound clinical trials for herbal medicines.