Editorial
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.060780.
Herbal medicine: buy one, get two free
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Editorial
Herbal medicine: buy one, get two free
Postgrad Med J.
2007 Oct.
Abstract
In recent years, herbal medicine seems to have gone from strength to strength. However, not one but three types of herbal medicine exist—and we are confusing them at our peril.
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Competing interests: None declared
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