Quality and safety of herbal medical products: regulation and the need for quality assurance along the value chains

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 62-66

  Heinrich, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

herbal medicines; HPTLC; metabolomics; quality assurance; traditional herbal regulation

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; TURMERIC;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; METABOLOMICS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; ZINGIBERACEAE; CHEMISTRY; CURCUMA; DRUG LEGISLATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STANDARDS;

CURCUMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEGISLATION, DRUG; METABOLOMICS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84933042318     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12586     Document Type: Article

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