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(191 posts)equivalents to hundreds of phytochemical compounds as we speak. Today various drugs are prescribed that are extracts of compounds found in herbs or agricultural products. In Germany, France and China herbal extractives are top selling prescriptions that have passed through rigorous clinical trials.
St johns wort in the E.U., it is interesting how their studies do not come to the same conclusions as studies performed in the United States funded by pharmaceutical companies.
Baicalin is part of a prescription drug in the United States called linbrel for osteoarthritis. It is also commonly used in China for various conditions such as liver problems, joint pain, insomnia.
There is a prescription form of fish oil available in the United States that sells for 200 dollars more than fish oils you can buy in the supplement isle at walmart, yet it offers no significant difference in quality or dosage over many otc fish oils sold.
Quinine was used for malaria, it is the extract of a tree that grows in the tropics.
Stabilium is a prescription in France based off of a fish extract. It is used for depression, anxiety and fatigue. It is one of the first line treatments used in France.
Axona is a medical food product for alzeihmers disease containing coconut oil extract.
The list goes on and on.
Please don't make sweeping generalizations and claims without fully researching the subject. When you do that it might deny someone access to the truth, and no one wants that.