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Traditional Herbal Drugs
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION
Worldwide re-emergence of utilization of plant-based therapies has opened up a huge potential for the herbal drug industry. There is expansive commercialization of plant-derived products for use as health foods, cosmaceuticals, nutritional supplements and as fast-moving consumer goods. It is time to take classical recipes of ayurveda, siddha, and other indigenous medical systems also to the world market as standardized, approved herbal drugs.
Medicinal plant-related trade in India inclusive of ayurvedic and herbal products has a total turnover of Rs. 2,300 crores, with proprietary preparations accounting for 1,200 crores, other ...
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