Herbal medicines: Overview
Journal Title: International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
This review highlights the knowledge about the safety, efficacy, treatment, present market scenario and future of herbal medicines. Herbal medicines are standardized herbal preparations consisting of complex mixtures of one or more plants which contain as active ingredients plant parts or plant material in the crude or processed state. Herbal medicine has become a popular form of healthcare. There is increasing awareness and general acceptability of the use of herbal drugs in today’s medical practice. Although, most of these applications are unorthodox, it is however a known fact that over 80% of the world population depends on herbal medicines and product for healthy living.
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V. P. Pandey
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