Herbal Medicine: Ancient Practice Meets Modern Science |
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| Air date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2003, 12:00:00 PM |
| Category: | Special |
| Description: | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) lecture
During this lecture, Dr. Farnsworth, a world renowned scholar and leader in the scientific standardization and study of botanical products for medical and dietary use, will speak on his research in herbal medicine and current studies under way. Dr. Farnsworth will also describe the challenges in this research, including plant collection, identification, isolation of active ingredients, understanding how the botanicals work, and whether they are safe and effective. Norman R. Farnsworth, Ph.D. Director, Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy University of Illinois at Chicago For more information, visit http://nccam.nih.gov |
| Author: | Norman R. Farnsworth, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Rights: | This is a work of the United States Government. No copyright exists on this material. It may be disseminated freely. |
| CIT File ID: | 10462 |
| CIT Live ID: | 2793 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?10462 |