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B.Pharmacy VI Semester, Herbal Drug Technology, , Herbs as raw materials, Definition of herbs, herbal medicine, herbal medicinal product, herbal drug preparation, Source of herbs, Selection, identification and authentication of herbal materials,, Processing of herbal raw material, , , , Prof. Rajesh Dholpuria (9461194611) &, Seth G.L. Bihani S.D. College of Tech. Education, Sri Ganganagar

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CONTENTS, , o Herbs as raw materials:, , © Definition of, « Herb, e Herbal medicine, e Herbal medicinal product, « Herbal drug preparation, , o Source of Herbs, , © Selection, identification and authentication of herbal, materials., , o Processing of herbal raw material

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>» Herbs have used in the traditional system of medicine, since time immemorial to alleviate human illness and for, the maintenance of general health., , >» As per WHO, 80% of world population of the, developing countries still rely on the crude drugs and, folklore medicines for their primary health care needs., , >» The interest of people in herbal medicines has increased, significantly in both developed and developing countries., , » There is a great demand for herbs, hence there is a need, to adopt systematic scientific methods for their selection,, cultivation, collection, processing and to ensure the quality,, purity, safety, potency and develop modern methods for, their quality control so that maximum benefit is oan, from these herbal medicines

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e It consists of entire plant or any part of the plant., , e The word herb is derived from the Latin word herba, which means, grass, green stalk or blades., , Depending upon the perspectives, the word herb has different, , meanings., , e In commercial terms: Herbs gently refers the plants used for culinary, purposes., , e In horticulture: Herbs refers to herbaceous, describes the exterior of, plant, , e In botany: Herbs refers to entire or aerial parts of small, annual or, biennial, non-woody plant., , e In taxonomy: Herbs refer to above ground/aerial parts such as leaf,, flower and stem., , In herbal medicines: Herbs refer to all types of plants (herbs, shrubs or, trees) used in various forms or preparations valued for their therapeu, benefits

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elt is also known as herbalism or phytomedicine., , e These consist of medicinal plants or any parts of, medicinal plants, usually in unprocessed or crude, forms which have medicinal value., , e They include different parts of plants like entire, aerial part, roots, rhizomes, stem, leaves, flower,, fruits, seeds, bark etc., , elt includes modern standards of testing and, evaluation of herbs., , e The constituents and their therapeutic activity may, be known or unknown.