Abstract:The use of phytotherapic and herbal medicines has increased in recent years. Because of the growing demand, quality control for these drugs becomes increasingly necessary. The most widely practice used nowadays for standardization of products of plant origin is the identification of the phytochemical markers that, are characteristic for each species. However, such methodology can be inefficient, as many markers have no relationship with the biological activity of each plant. The simultaneous use of some alread… Show more
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