Volume 11, Issue 2

Herbal medicine was used around the world for many centuries and it is still in use by society quite extensively. Herbal medicines have a very significant role in international trade. Herbal medicine recognition is widely growing around the world on the merit of their clinical, pharmaceutical and economic value. Herbal medicine classification varies from country to country such that in the USA it comes under Dietary supplement and Botanical drugs, Natural Health Product term is used in Canada. In the USA and Canada, Herbal products are mainly used by the younger generation. The present review deals with import regulation requirement of herbal medicine in the USA and Canada. In both countries, it is regulated by USFDA and Health Canada. Herbal medicine market of USA and Canada is growing at a healthy rate. Importers must follow the regulatory requirements of USFDA and Health Canada for fluid marketing approval for their product. Key word: Herbal medicine, Dietary supplement, Natural health product, USFDA, Health Canada

Traditional Ayurvedic siddha medicines is one of the ancient systems in the world, which still remains one of the country’s health care systems.ayurvedic medicines is widely studied and one of these is moringa oleifera lam(shigru pallava) or drumstick in common medical terms which has great benefits. It has great nutritional properties and is rich in vitamins. All parts of the plant i.e. root bark, leaves, flowers; stem bark is used as a medicinal herb. This study is an attempt towards making the herb an essential item in various medicinal aids to cure diseases.

A number of pneumonia cases associated with 2019 novel coronavirus known as Covid-19 occurred in China in December 2019 and WHO declared that the coronavirus diseases as a pandemic in March 2020. The worldwide pandemic of Covid-19 affects people’s health and health-related quality of life and has created a panic situation in human beings. Many researches have been carried out and are going to find the exact medicine to control the spread of this virus. However, there is no approved drug available today for curative treatment of this virus. Indian traditional medical science, Ayurveda, use medicinal plants or herbs known as Ayurvedic medicinal plants (AMPs) to healing illness. AMPs have several single herbs and compound medicines which care fever and respiratory diseases for many centuries. Based on our knowledge, we compile information from Handbook of AMPs and several databases which describe the potential of AMPs and Ivermectin for prevention and therapeutic treatment of Covid-19. A total of 50 AMPs were identified as very likely to cure Covid-19 symptoms. The AMPs are well known as sources of bioactive secondary metabolites and have antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antipyretic and antiviral activities. This compilation provides beneficial directions to explore further application of AMPs in Covid-19 and other corona virus diseases prevention and therapy.