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Prospects, Problems & Approaches To Alternative System Of Medicine: A Review

Published:25 Feb 2012
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Deb Roy Saumendu1*

1 Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Azara, Guwahati.

Corresponding Author:Deb Roy Saumendu

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There is a trend for synthetics to replace natural compounds in Prescription and Over the Counter (OTC) Pharmaceuticals. Today, ephedrine, salicylates, vitamins, and xanthines are mostly synthetic and steroids are often semi synthetic. While agreeing with Farnsworth and Bingel (1977) that 25% of modern prescription drugs contain at least one phytochemical, I suspect that only about 10% of our leading drugs (excluding the illicit drugs, cocaine, crack, hashish, heroin, marijuana, and opium) now contain phytochemicals still extracted directly from the higher plants. Due to their long historical clinical use and reliable therapeutic efficacy, traditional Indian medicine attract and increase global attention, and many big pharmaceutical companies are using traditional Indian medicine as an excellent pool for discovering natural bioactive compounds. If only few constituents are emphasized, the holistic nature will be neglected, which needs to be studied and scientifically understood. With the growing need for safer drugs, attention has been drawn to their quality, efficacy and standards of the traditional Indian medicine formulations.

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Saumendu, D. R. (2012). Prospects, Problems & Approaches To Alternative System Of Medicine: A Review. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v2i1.12

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