Who again warns about the dangers of traditional medicine

In the world there are increasing reports about the adverse results of treatment of alternative medicine

The world Health Organization (who) warned of the danger often uncontrollable use of drugs and methods of treatment alternative (“folk”, or according to the new classification as “traditional”) medicine — from acupuncture to dietary supplements.

To reduce the possible negative consequences of self-treatment by means of folk medicine, who released a special guide designed to help physicians and, increasingly, by patients to obtain information about the safety of certain therapies.

Concern who is associated with a growing number of reports of adverse and even fatal outcomes associated with alternative medicine, whose popularity is growing not only in developing but also in industrialized countries.

Global statistics on this issue yet, regrets the who, but, for example, in China in 2002 from “folk medicine” has suffered 9854 person, and this is only the officially registered cases.

“It is believed that traditional medicine is a good thing for any person, at any time and in any quantity. But such a view is deeply mistaken”, — said the expert who of the Russian Federation Vladimir Lephakin. “There are many examples where people not only suffered, but died from uncontrolled treatment with traditional medicine”.

The main problem is that drugs of traditional medicine in more than 90 countries of the world are not considered drugs and are often sold not only without a doctor’s prescription, but even in pharmacies. Dietary supplements are not considered drugs and avoid the procedure of mandatory certification and testing, regrets the who experts.

There are cases when under the guise of medicinal drugs are sold that contain toxic salts of heavy metals or other known dangerous for human connection.

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“We need to strengthen the control of food supplements in all countries”, — said Vladimir Lephakin.

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