Quality Control and Evaluation of Herbal Drugs - No Cost Library

Quality Control and Evaluation of Herbal Drugs: Evaluating Natural Products and Traditional Medicine

Author(s): Dr. Pulok K. Mukherjee  

Publisher: Elsevier, Year: 2019   

                                        

 Description: 

Quality Control and Evaluation of Herbal Drugs: Methods for the Evaluation of Natural Products and Conventional Medicine combine modern research and experience in the quality control and standardization of herbal drugs. As herbal medicine is increasingly being used in therapeutics in both developed and developing countries, this book promotes the establishment of quality standards for these medicines. Written by Pulok K. Mukherjee, a field chief, the book explains processes , strategies and approaches for determining their validity, efficiency, protection and effectiveness. Methods that analyze behavior, the compounds responsible and their underlying modes of action are given special attention.

The book describes the quality management criteria that have been followed in India and other nations, including Japan, China, Bangladesh , Sri Lanka and other Asian countries, as well as European Union and North America regulatory profiles. Users will find it to be a robust bio-prospecting platform for discovery and production of traditional-medicine-inspired medicines.


Brings new knowledge about natural remedies research and growth
Includes important reading about natural resources research and use for preventive or healing purposes
References global organisations, such as WHO, USFDA, CDSCO, TCM and others, to act as a detailed guide for law enforcement agencies, NGOS and regulatory authorities
Aids in gaining basic knowledge of the different quality assessment methods, such as macroscopy, microscopy, HPTLC, HPLC and LC-MS

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