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Herbal Institutes and Industries Working on Medicinal Plants in India

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION

Global resurgence of interest in medicinal plants has resulted in explosive growth of the herbal drug industry. Today modern medicine uses 7,000 compounds that may be sourced to plants. Natural products have until recently been the primary source of commercial medicines and drug leads. A recent survey revealed that 61% of the 877 drugs introduced worldwide can be traced to or were inspired by natural products. Lukewarm results ...

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