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    Review of The Evidence For Herbal Medications and Nutraceuticals

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    This document outlines a review of the evidence for several herbal medications and nutraceuticals. It lists supplements that will be evaluated such as silymarin for liver protection, glutathione as an antioxidant, and glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis. The review aims to gather local and international research on the selected supplements and evaluate the level of evidence using the CEBM rating system. The expected output includes details of the medical databases searched, search strategies used, plant parts tested, summaries of evidence found, and recommendations based on the literature review.

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    This document outlines a review of the evidence for several herbal medications and nutraceuticals. It lists supplements that will be evaluated such as silymarin for liver protection, glutathione as an antioxidant, and glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis. The review aims to gather local and international research on the selected supplements and evaluate the level of evidence using the CEBM rating system. The expected output includes details of the medical databases searched, search strategies used, plant parts tested, summaries of evidence found, and recommendations based on the literature review.

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    This document outlines a review of the evidence for several herbal medications and nutraceuticals. It lists supplements that will be evaluated such as silymarin for liver protection, glutathione as an antioxidant, and glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis. The review aims to gather local and international research on the selected supplements and evaluate the level of evidence using the CEBM rating system. The expected output includes details of the medical databases searched, search strategies used, plant parts tested, summaries of evidence found, and recommendations based on the literature review.

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    Review of The Evidence For Herbal Medications and Nutraceuticals

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    This document outlines a review of the evidence for several herbal medications and nutraceuticals. It lists supplements that will be evaluated such as silymarin for liver protection, glutathione as an antioxidant, and glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis. The review aims to gather local and international research on the selected supplements and evaluate the level of evidence using the CEBM rating system. The expected output includes details of the medical databases searched, search strategies used, plant parts tested, summaries of evidence found, and recommendations based on the literature review.

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    Review of the Evidence for

    Herbal Medications and


    Nutraceuticals
    Objectives
    • To gather the available local and
    international researches on selected
    herbal medications and
    nutraceuticals
    • To evaluate the level of evidence of
    the retrieved researches using the
    CEBM rating
    List of Supplements for
    Evaluation
    • Silymarin. Silymarine: for “liver
    protection” e.g drug-induced hepatitis,
    for chronic liver disease
    • Glutathione – for skin whitening, as anti-
    oxidant (prevention of CV disease, liver
    injury)
    • Glucosamine – for osteoarthritis
    Chondroitin – for osteoarthritis
    • Taheebo tea- as anti-oxidant, CV
    diseases
    • Virgin coconut oil – for diabetes, lipid
    disorders, prevention of CV diseases
    • Malunggay- for anemia, for inducing
    lactation
    • Ampalaya – for diabetes mellitus
    • Yacon – for diabetes mellitus
    Expected Output
    • Medical Databases which were reviewed
    • Key terms or key words used, and the actual
    search strategy that was used
    • Specify the parts of the plant/herb that were
    actually tested
    • Summary of the evidence
    • Full text (as much as possible) or abstracts if
    the literature
    • Recommendation based on the review and
    evaluation of the literature

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