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Review
10. Current
and future status of herbal medicines -
Sheetal Verma, S. P. Singh
Vet World. 2008; 1(11): 347-350
doi: 10.5455/vetworld.2008.347-350
Abstract
Nature always
stands as a golden mark to exemplify the outstanding phenomena of
symbiosis. In the western world, as the people are becoming aware
of the potency and side effect of synthetic drugs, there is an
increasing interest in the natural product remedies with a basic
approach towards the nature. Throughout the history of mankind,
many infectious diseases have been treated with herbals. A number
of scientific investigations have highlighted the importance and
the contribution of many plant families i.e. Asteraceae,
Liliaceae, Apocynaceae, Solanaceae, Caesalpinaceae, Rutaceae,
Piperaceae, Sapotaceae used as medicinal plants. Medicinal
plants play a vital role for the development of new drugs. The
bioactive extract should be standardized on the basis of active
compound. The bioactive extract should undergo safety studies.
Almost, 70% modern medicines in India are derived from natural
products. Medicinal plants play a central role not only as
traditional medicines but also as trade commodities, meeting the
demand of distant markets. India has a very small share (1.6%) of
this ever-growing global market. To compete with the growing
market, there is urgency to expeditiously utilize and
scientifically validate more medicinally useful plants.
Keywords: Herbal
Medicine, Plant, Infectious Disease, Natural, Remedies.
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