Aust Fam Physician. 2001 Feb; 30(2): 146-50.

Herbs and metabolic/endocrine disease. From past to present.

Pinn G.

Nambour General Hospital, Queensland.

This is the third article in this series. It covers a range of metabolic problems, some new and some old, in which herbal medicine has been traditionally suggested to have a place or where pharmaceuticals have herbal derivations. With the current 'epidemic' of diabetes and hyperlipidaemia, many patients are tempted by the media to consider herbal remedies. There is great concern that proven effective remedies may be ignored to the detriment of our patients' health.