South African traditional medicinal plant trade-Challenges in regulating quality, safety and efficacy

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 705-710

  Street, R A ^a   Stirk, W A ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drug development; Environmental contaminants; Medicinal plants; Pesticide residue; Toxic metal accumulation

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PURITY; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 53449096155     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.019     Document Type: Article

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