Azam Asgari
1,2*1 Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medicine Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
2 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Azam Asgari; PhD, Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medicine Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. , Email:
a.ilin39@yahoo.com
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education
As one third to one half of all pharmaceutical drugs was originally derived from plants, the current regulation of herbs does not ensure that available products are safe or not for renal disease.
Please cite this paper as: Asgari A. Herbal medicines and kidney; friends or foes? J Nephropharmacol 2014; 3(1): 5-6.