Natural Products and Traditional Medicine: Turning on a Paradigm

Paradigm shifts in the strategies and the sciences that would enhance the quality, safety, and efficacy of traditional medicines and dietary supplements in global health care are discussed. Some of the challenges facing traditional medicine in health care are described, and the importance of definin...

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Published inJournal of natural products (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 514 - 525
Main Authors Cordell, Geoffrey A, Colvard, Michael D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy 23.03.2012
Subjects
Biological Products
Delivery of Health Care
Dietary Supplements
Drug Discovery
Herbal Medicine
Humans
Medicine, Traditional
Plants, Medicinal - chemistry
Quality Control
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Summary:Paradigm shifts in the strategies and the sciences that would enhance the quality, safety, and efficacy of traditional medicines and dietary supplements in global health care are discussed. Some of the challenges facing traditional medicine in health care are described, and the importance of defining clear goals and directions for the information systems, botany, chemistry, and biology related to plants and health care, including for drug discovery and quality control, is indicated.
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ISSN:0163-3864
1520-6025
DOI:10.1021/np200803m