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Higher plants--the sleeping giant of drug development.

N R Farnsworth, +1 more
- 01 Mar 1976 - 
- Vol. 148, Iss: 2, pp 46-52
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This article is published in American journal of pharmacy and the sciences supporting public health.The article was published on 1976-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 214 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drug development.

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Efficacy, safety, quality control, marketing and regulatory guidelines for herbal medicines (phytotherapeutic agents)

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Natural plant chemicals: sources of industrial and medicinal materials

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Integrated approaches towards drug development from Ayurveda and other Indian system of medicines.

TL;DR: The development of these traditional systems of medicines with the perspectives of safety, efficacy and quality will help not only to preserve this traditional heritage but also to rationalize the use of natural products in the health care.
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Economics and biological diversity : developing and using economic incentives to conserve biological resources.

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