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A REVIEW ON RECENT ADVANCES IN HERBAL DRUG INDUSTRY IN INDIAN SCENARIO
M. Sri Ramachandra, S. Ramanji Naik* and Dornala Chaitanya Dixit
ABSTRACT
Herbal medicines are regarded as the oldest and most extensively used medicinal system. The demand for herbal products both in the form of medicines and dietary supplements are gaining rapid momentum throughout the world. This fast expansion of the global market for herbal products have raised serious concerns among health authorities, pharmaceutical industries and consumers regarding the safety and quality of medicinal plant materials and finished herbal formulations. Like any other chemical pharmaceutical product, quality, safety and efficacy are utmost important for herbal products as well. However, lack of evidence-based practice, consistentquality approach and scanty research on traditional treatment methods are few of the challenges which the herbal drug market is continuously facing. Herbal products used as dietary supplements or nutraceuticals are also facing the problems of adverse events due to lack of regulation, weak quality control systems and loose distribution channels. India, the second Keywords: Herbal drugs, Standardization, Stability testing, Herbal drug, Chromatographic techniques, Efficiency. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |