Journal
PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 404-406Publisher
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2014.923000
Keywords
Clinical studies; evidence-based medicine; pre-clinical studies; phytotherapy
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Context: When evaluating bioactivity, efficacy, and toxicology of plant products, attention should be paid on pre-clinical versus clinical research. Objective: To emphasize an evidence-based approach in the field of phytotherapy research. Methods: The pyramid of scientific evidence was used in order to assess the quality of phytotherapy studies. Results and conclusion: In terms of evidence-based phytotherapy, a step-by-step approach, ascending the pyramid'' of scientific evidence, is essential in order to collect correct information useful to clinicians and physicians, leant on the robust foundations of in vitro/in vivo studies.
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