We are only beginning to understand the complexity of herbal medicines, with the majority of active substances in a plant, and interactions with a mixture of herbs found in traditional therapy. Previously, the scientific studies that relied on the model of drug development, focusing on a single compound and method of operation. In order to research, or herbal medicine is effective and safe to find all active chemicals found in medicinal plants, and to assess its impact on people, individually and collectively. We need to know if the manufacturing process changes, chemical, or these compounds interfere with each other or with other drugs, although our current technology can accurately measure all the possible chemicals that may play a role in the performance as “herbal drugs. Herb farmers, producers, researchers, physicians, funding agencies, are part of all involved in the creation of safe and effective herbal medicines.Read the rest of this entry »
