From Medicinal Plant Raw Material to Herbal Remedies

Abstract

The use of medicinal plants is old as the existence of mankind. According to World Health Organization (WHO) data, about 80% of world population are using products based on medicinal herbs. Phytotherapy is based on the use of herbal drugs and medicinal products for the purpose of prevention and treatment. Rational phytotherapy is a modern concept of herbal medicines using, which are made of standardized herbal extracts. The quality of each final product is guaranteed by the use of raw materials of a standard quality, defined process of production, and validated equipment. Quality control of herbal drugs and herbal isolates (tinctures, extracts, and essential oils) is done according to the requirements of Pharmacopoeia and other relevant regulations. The scope of phytopreparation quality control depends on its pharmaceutical form. The formulation of a new phytopreparation is a process that has strictly defined phases: from analysis of literature and market, through defining recipes, validation of the production process, quality control of a final product to the preparation of technological and registration documents. The aim of this chapter is to present the process of herbal preparations production from selecting plant raw materials to herbal remedies (on the examples of making tea, tea mixture, drops, gels, and capsules).

Study of the Properties of In Vitro Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó (Family Orchidaceae) Extracts

“…The eluent was composed of phosphate buffer (pH 8.8) and 30% acetonitrile, with a flow rate of 1 mL/min, and a chromatography time of 30 min. The collection of individual substances was carried out automatically using a fraction collector [ 17 ].…”

Medicinal Plants Traded in Informal Herbal Medicine Markets of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

“…Research by Olsen [2] and Djordjevic [3] estimated that 70% to 80% of the people in developing countries use raw medicinal plants to meet their primary health care needs. This high percentage is attributed to several factors including limited accessibility, availability, and affordability of modern medicines [4, 5].…”

Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) from botanical source to phytopreparations

“…In primary health care around the world, medicinal plants are demonstrating great importance. Studies reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), have shown that around 80 % of the world's population is using herbs to prevent or treat a wide range of diseases (Arslan and Bektas, 2018;Djordjevic, 2017;Yusuf and Mericli, 2016). Hawthorn has been well-known as an extremely important and valued medicinal plant.…”