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| Title: | Pitfalls in Journey from Traditional to Modern medicine |
| Authors: | Koul, Ashwani
Gangar, Subhash Chander
Sandhir, Vandana |
| Keywords: | Traditional medicines
Modern medicines
Crude extracts
Synthetic compounds |
| Issue Date: | Feb-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. 7— A61K 35/78 |
| Abstract: | For thousands of years, man has sought healing powers from the natural world especially from plants. With the advent of modern medicine humans started isolating the active components and used them as such or
made more effective analogs for therapy. Crude extract(s) based traditional
medicine, on the other hand has better compatibility with the human body with
minimal side effects. It is evident that crude extract has lesser side effects
because of the modulatory activity of some components present in it along with
the active component, which neutralizes the side effects and even synergies the
medicinal effects of the later. In this article authors have analyzed the
advantages of use of crude extract than their active component or synthetic
counterpart based on information in literature. |
| Page(s): | 6-13 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.4(1) [January-February 2005]
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