Objective: The main objective of this research was to collect information for consumers and practitioners marketed non-registered preparations. According the World Health Organization (WHO) (1998), only arsenic, cadmium, lead have maximum acceptable concentrations in starting materials 1.0, 0.3, 10 ppm, respectively. allowable limits toxic heavy metals raw herbal medicines (ppm) according WHO (...

BACKGROUND Over three-quarter of the world's population is using herbal medicines with an increasing trend globally. Herbal medicines may be beneficial but are not completely harmless.This study aimed to assess the extent of use and the general knowledge of the benefits and safety of herbal medicines among urban residents in Lagos, Nigeria. METHODS The study involved 388 participants recruite...

INTRODUCTION Standardization of herbal formulations is essential in order to assess of quality drugs, based on the concentration of their active principles, physical, chemical, phyto-chemical, standardization, and In-vitro, In-vivo parameters. The quality assessment of herbal formulations is of paramount importance in order to justify their acceptability in modern system of medicine [1]. One of...

BACKGROUND Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients are increasingly using herbal remedies due to the fact that sticking to the therapeutic regimens is becoming awkward. However, studies towards herbal medicine use by diabetic patients is scarce in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to explore the prevalence and correlates of herbal medicine use with different sociodemographi...

Antioxidants for facial skin care would be better formulated in a topical form because the active substances will interact longer with skin. Indonesia is known its wealth of natural ingredients that are useful as antioxidants. Research related to has been widely carried out and good content The antioxidant herbal plants secondary metabolites, namely flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, ca...

Classical multicomponent preparations mostly derived from traditional usages in Western and Eastern phytotherapy have been under-evaluated for a long time as potential new pharmaceutical products. The regulatory scenario, in particular at the European level, has only recently considered these aspects proposing harmonized guidelines for the pharmaceutical registration of traditional herbal produ...

With tens of thousands of plant species on earth, we are endowed with an enormous wealth of medicinal remedies from Mother Nature. Natural products and their derivatives represent more than 50% of all the drugs in modern therapeutics. Because of the low success rate and huge capital investment need, the research and development of conventional drugs are very costly and difficult. Over the past ...

The importance and use of herbal remedies (turmeric, tulsi, amla and aloe vera etc.) has been reviewed systematically. Turmeric (curcumin), acts as an antioxidant, antimutagenic, antiinflamatory and antimicrobial agent and protect liver against a variety of toxicants. Tulsi (eugenol) have anticancer properties, reduced blood glucose levels, total cholesterol levels and promotes immune system fu...

To say this with scientific rigor requires both deep understanding of human biology and intimate knowledge of external environments. Ayurveda is based on the Pancha Mahabhuta Siddhanta, the understanding of objects of sense perception in terms of five qualities of objectivity, each one arising from a particular sense. This approach is inclusive of anything with a form occupying space. The persp...