Facts about standardization of herbal medicine: A review

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1077-1083

  Garg, Vandana ^a   Dhar, Vir Ji ^b   Sharma, Anupam ^c   Dutt, Rohit ^d  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Swift School of Pharmacy   (India)

^c PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Yamunanagar 135003   (India)

Author keywords

Genuine crude drugs; Herbal drugs; Plant extracts; Review

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALDRIN; DIELDRIN; DIGITALIS; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; KAVA EXTRACT; LINDANE; MALATHION; NATURAL PRODUCT; PESTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION;

DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84868254882     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20121002     Document Type: Review

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