Egyptian herbal drug industry: Challenges and future prospects

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-144

  Abdel Azim, Nahla S ^a   Shams, Khaled A ^a   Shahat, Abdel Aaty A ^a   El Missiry, Moustafa M ^a   Ismail, Shams I ^a   Hammouda, Faiza M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Challenges; Drug industry; Herbal medicines

Indexed keywords

BLACK CUMIN OIL; HALOPHABAROL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KHELLIN; METHOXSALEN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SENNA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AMMI VISNAGA; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON PROXIMUS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HERBAL MEDICINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATENT; PSORIASIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; URETER STONE; VITILIGO;

EID: 77957134452     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.136.144     Document Type: Review

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