10 KB72 KB9 KB200520252013Janeš, Damjanštevilka:2letnik:64str. 91-93ISSN:0014-8229COBISSID:3453041URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-LCXNLGERslSlovensko farmacevtsko društvoFarmacevtski vestnikEuropean UnionEvropska unijauporabazdravila rastlinskega izvorazdravilne rastlineSodobna uporaba zdravilnih rastlin v Evropski uniji| Modern use od medicinal herbs in EU|Popularity and use of medicinal herbs rises rapidly in the world and this trend is also followed by European Union (EU). The use of regulated herbal medicinal products ensures quality, safety and efficacy due to strict control protocols in EU, but this does not apply to food supplements. The use of unregulated and illegally distributed herbal products, which became easy accessible by rapidly developing internet services, can be a serious threat to health. There is also a problem of patients' attitude toward medicinal herbs. Since herbal medicines are of natural origin, patients are convinced, they are safe and without any adverse effects; therefore they frequently don't follow recommended dosage and duration of the treatment. Great popularity of medicinal herbs also stimulates the patients to collect plants from the natural environment which can damage fragile ecosystems. On the other hand frequent lack of adequate botanical knowledge results in confusion with toxic plants, sometimes with fatal consequences. In the era of modern information society, being under pressure of advertising, patients must be adequately informed to ensure they use herbal medicinal products of high quality, safety and efficacy. In this process a professional advice from a pharmacist is extremely importantPriljubljenost in uporaba zdravilnih rastlin v svetu strmo narašča in temu sledi tudi Evropska unija (EU). Medtem, ko uporaba zdravil rastlinskega izvora z dobro uveljavljeno uporabo in tradicionalnih zdravil rastlinskega izvora zaradi ustreznega nadzora v EU zagotavlja kakovost, varnost in učinkovitost, to ne velja za prehranska dopolnila, zelo veliko tveganje za zdravje pa zlasti predstavlja uporaba nelegalno distribuiranih izdelkov iz rastlin, ki so z razvojem spletnih storitev postali zelo lahko dostopni. Problematičen je tudi odnos pacientov do izdelkov rastlinskega izvora, saj menijo, da so varni in brez neželenih učinkov, ker so naravni, zato pogosto ne spoštujejo priporočenih odmerkov, indikacij in trajanje zdravljenja. V porastu je tudi nabiranje zdravilnih rastlin v naravi, ki zaradi množičnosti lahko ogrozi krhke ekosisteme, poleg tega pa so zaradi pomanjkljivega botaničnega znanja nabiralcev pogoste zamenjave zdravilnih rastlin s strupenimi, kar je lahko smrtno nevarno. V sodobni informacijski družbi z velikim pritiskom oglaševanja izdelkov je za kakovostno, varno in učinkovito uporabo zdravil rastlinskega izvora nujna ustrezna informiranost pacientov, pri kateri igra strokovno svetovanje farmacevtov izredno pomembno vlogoTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaSlovensko farmacevtsko društvo