Regulatory Issues on Herbal Medicines! Some plants contain extremely potent pharmacological substances, and these obviously are controlled in most countries. For example digitalis, rauwolfia, belladonna, poppy, coca etc. are all strictly controlled by national agencies similar to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA. Similarly, other national agencies have lists and tight control on growing, purchasing, holding or [...]
Read this article to learn about the Quality Control and Standardisation and Problems Caused by Poor Quality Unstandardized Herbal Medicines. Quality Control and Standardisation: Quality control involves processes that maintain the quality of a manufactured product. A high quality herbal medicine will contain the correct plant material, or mixture of plant materials, or their extracts, exactly as stated on the [...]
This article throws light upon the four major causes of the problems with toxicity of herbal medicines. The causes are: 1. Herbal Material Adulterated with Toxic Non-Plant Materials 2. Herbal Material Adulterated with other Plant 3. Classification of Plant Species of Proven Toxicity 4. Interactions between the Herbal Medicines and Orthodox Drugs or other Substances. Cause # 1. Herbal Material [...]