Chapter Number
9
Authors
Bashar Saad
Omar Said
Pages From

229
Pages To
251
Book Title
Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Edition
1
ISBN
9780470922750
Abstract

The Eastern region of the Mediterranean (Syria, Israel, and Palestine) contains at least 3600
plant species of which about 800 are mentioned in medieval medical books for their use as
medicinal herbs or botanical pesticides. Recent ethnopharmacological studies have
demonstrated that more than 450 medicinal plants are still employed in treating human
diseases and are sold or traded in marketplaces in the Mediterranean region and
internationally. Usually, herbal-based remedies are administered by practitioners in a ...