Regulation of Traditional Medicines

Not properly funded and questionable identity, quality, purity, toxicological profile, and therapeutic efficacy.

Folklore, experiences, skills, knowledge passed down for generations.

Pure compound of known structure having an appropriate level of activity in the primary screen.

<p>Marker compounds for standardization and pharmacological tools.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Digoxin, paclitaxel from Taxus spp.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Questionable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phytochemicals, bioactive chemicals, active principles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Poultices, Concoctions, Infusions, Tinctures, Porridges, Soups</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increasing number of side effects and their seriousness related to modern synthetic drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>About two thirds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1970 – 1980</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High Throughput Screening (HTS), Combinatorial chemistry, Molecular biology, Cellular biology, Genomics, Decline in interest in infectious disease therapy by major pharmaceuticals, Uncertainty on the exact process of biomaterials collection after 1992 Rio Convention on Biological Diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whole plant, leaves, fruits, flowers, seeds, stems, stem barks, roots</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asthma, constipation, infections, cancers, inflammations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Raw materials for semi-synthesis and synthesis of drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Around 49%</p> Signup and view all the answers