ABSTRACT

Herbs are deficit the woody stem and oftentimes are seasonal and extensively aerial portions die back at the terminal of each growing season. Herbs may be annuals, biennials and few are perennials. The other parts of these herbaceous plants including bark, seed, root, rhizome and fruit which are used in dried form are called spices. The standardization of herbal products became necessary to industrial production under defined conditions, using so-called Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and this can be achieved by understanding the growth conditions, the time of harvesting, the manner of extraction or other preparation of material so that a reliable active ingredient can be offered to people. Herbal materials are used to maintain health and treat the disease. However, adulteration of herbal medicine remains a major concern for their safety and efficacy. Many medicinal plants have similar macro structural morphology among species within the same genus, where as some others are under differentiated using vernacular names. Adulterated, counterfeit and substituted products pose serious safety issues. Keywords: Herbs, Herbal medicine, Chemodiversity, Metabolomics, Capillary electrophoresis
Publication date: 01/03/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.3.5953