Dietary supplements commonly used for prevention

Wadie Najm; Désirée Lie

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2008.07.010

Dietary supplements commonly used for prevention

Prim Care. 2008 Dec;35(4):749-67. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2008.07.010.

Authors

Wadie Najm¹, Désirée Lie

Affiliation

¹ Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 200, Suite 512, Irvine, CA 92868, USA. winajm@uci.edu

PMID: 18928828
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2008.07.010

Abstract

The use of complimentary and alternative medicine is on the rise. This article reviews some of the commonly used herbal supplements and others focusing mainly on disease prevention. A summary table of medical conditions is provided, and when possible, a summary of efficacy and safety is provided to facilitate decision making.

MeSH terms

Camellia sinensis
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Carotenoids / therapeutic use
Chondroitin / therapeutic use
Cimicifuga
Dietary Supplements*
Echinacea
Fish Oils
Flax
Glucosamine / therapeutic use
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / drug therapy
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / prevention & control
Lutein / therapeutic use
Lycopene
Neoplasms / prevention & control
Plant Preparations
Primary Health Care*
Primary Prevention / methods*
Probiotics / therapeutic use
Silybum marianum
United States
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Zingiber officinale

Substances

Fish Oils
Plant Preparations
Carotenoids
Chondroitin
Glucosamine
Lycopene
Lutein