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Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine
The South African Herbal Pharmacopeia: Monographs of Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants is a collection of 25 original monographs of
medicinal plants that are currently under commercialization or have
the potential for commercialization into herbal medicinal products
for the global marketplace. Chapters include a general overview
covering synonyms, common names, conservation status, botany,
geographical distribution, ethnopharmacology, commercialization,
pharmacological evaluation, chemical profiling and quality control,
including HPTLC fingerprint analysis, UPLC analysis, gas
chromatography and mid-infrared spectroscopy analysis. Academics
researching pharmacy and analytical chemistry will benefit from the
detailed chemical profile on each species presented. Industrial
manufacturers of herbal products, herbal medicines, cosmetics, food
supplements, and national and international policymakers and
regulators will benefit from the overview provided at the beginning
of each chapter.
Novel drug delivery systems cover the approaches, formulation,
technologies, and modes for transporting any pharmaceutical
compound throughout the body to safely get the desired effect. A
growing area of research is the use of herbal formulations for
disease therapy. In combining these two areas of research, that of
novel drug delivery systems and that of herbal formulations, the
usefulness of herbs is not only proved but its future applications
and effectiveness are studied. The move towards herbal-based novel
drug delivery systems can benefit society in a multitude of
advantageous ways. Enhancing the Therapeutic Efficacy of Herbal
Formulations discusses and explores the ways of preparing herbal
formulations loaded in novel drug delivery systems and the
resultant improvement in efficacy of the effected drugs/herbs
already available on the market. The chapters will highlight
traditional and herbal formulations, the effects of novel drug
delivery systems on herbal formulations, and the safe and effective
preparation and effects of herbal formulations as a therapeutic
intervention. This book is ideal for pharmacists, doctors, and
researchers specializing in herbal therapeutics, along with
practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested
in how herbal-based novel drug delivery systems can benefit
society.
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