Herbal medicine in healthcare-an overview

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 807-812

  Mosihuzzaman, Mohammed ^a  

^a International Centre for Natural Product Research (ICNPR)   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Adulteration; Documentation; Efficacy; Fingerprinting; Herbal medicine; Holistic approach; Intellectual property rights; Safety; Standardization

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; COSMETIC; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JIN BU HUAN; NUTRACEUTICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA FANGCHI; ASTERACEAE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CIVILIZATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FOOD; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PODOPHYLLUM; PODOPHYLLUM EMODI; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84864708922     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1200700628     Document Type: Review

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