Standardization and Antimicrobial activity of Plant Drugs - Naresh Kumar - Bog

With the emerging worldwide interest in adopting and studying traditional system and exploiting their potential based on different health care system, the evaluation of the rich heritage of traditional medicine is essential.Biological studies are essential requirement for the safe and effective use of therapeutic agents. With an increasing global demand for herbal medicines, it is necessary that the quality and consistency of these drugs are maintained with maximum efficacy, purity, potency, quality control and standardization of the raw drugs as well as finished products. Therefore it has become extremely important to make an effort towards standardization of the plant material to be used as medicine. Plant materials stay an important source for struggle sickness as well as infectious diseases. The complementary and alternative medicines are becoming more widely accepted and there is increasing belief in efficacy and safety of herbal remedies. The medicinal plants are back bone of traditional medicine and used for treatment of disorder or ailments.