Preface

Pharmacotherapy is frequently combined with other treatment methods, such as physical therapy and dietotherapy. Drugs are often used in various combinations.

The main objectives in writing this book are to strike a balance between developments in Pharmacotherapy research and the facts that researchers must absorb, and to link scientific advances with clinical practice so that the management of diseases can be based on sound physiological concepts.

The book focuses on three major areas;

Experimental, Preclinical, and Clinical Applications of Herbal Medicine,

Evidence-based strategies in Emergency Medicine

New Approach In Management of psychiatric disorders

The first three chapters describe new and modern applications of common herbs for treat‐ ment of several inflammatory and skin disorders e.g. ulcerative colitis, bronchial asthma, osteoarthritis, multiple sclerosis, and melasma. Chapter four deals with severest hyperten‐ sive states pose an immediate threat to life and how to manage these situations.

Chapter five is dedicated to tackle polypharmacy psychiatric disorders.

It is our hope that this book may motivate readers to approach the evidence on Pharmaco‐ therapy with an open mind, and thereby spark an interest in making further contributions to the current scientific debate and treatment development efforts.

> **Farid A. Badria, Ph.D** Professor of Pharmacognosy Head of Liver Research Lab Head of Drug Discovery Unit Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University Mansoura, Egypt
