scholarly journals Herbal Medicines Registration Process for Zimbabwe Overview of the Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannet Usai ◽  
Zita Ekeocha ◽  
Stephen Robert Byrn ◽  
Kari L Clase
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Registration Process ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Control Authority ◽  
Published Research

Unregistered traditional medicines pose a huge public health threat as the safety and efficacy of these products is unknown. The issue this study addresses is the inadequate regulatory measures for herbal medicines in Zimbabwe. This project was done to describe the current registration process of traditional medicines in Zimbabwe, and to identify the gaps and opportunities they present to improve the regulatory landscape. Regulations and laws governing the registration of herbal medicines in the country and published research on legislation of herbal medicines were reviewed. Two parallel regulatory bodies both registering and controlling the sale of herbal medicines were identified. The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) and the Traditional Medical Practitioners Association (TMPA) both derive their authority to regulate from the ministry of health and were established through the act of parliament which gives these authorities power to regulate the quality and sale of traditional medicines without giving a prescriptive way of doing it. The registration process, and product evaluations for the two authorities are different. While the MCAZ has a clearly defined registration process, the TMPA does not. However, MCAZ has not been very successful in registering local products with the majority of the registered herbal products being imports and only 2% of total registered products being local herbs. As a recommendation, there is need for collaboration between the regulatory bodies for consistence in quality of herbal products on the market and to improve registration of local herbal products. Developing monographs for local herbs commonly used in the country will also assist local manufacturer to fulfill the quality requirements and successful compilation of dossiers for product registration.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between the Perception of Traditional Medicine Use and the Quality of Community Life in Pulungdowo Village, Tumpang Sub-District, Malang Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-201
Author(s):  
Anggi Restyana ◽  
Khalimatus Nur Eka Agustanti ◽  
Lisa Savitri ◽  
Nur Fahma Laili
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Improve Health

Background Public interest in use of traditional medicines in Indonesia is high. Community in Pulungdowo is one of them. Use of traditional medicines can support the QoL community for their safety and benefits. Measurement of QoL was carried out using Short Form (SF-36). Purpose was to determine relationship between perception of the use of traditional medicine and QoL of the community in Pulungdowo. Methods used descriptive analytic method with quantitative approach using purposive sampling method. Retrieval of research data used questionnaires distributed to 100 respondents in Pulungdowo. Result perception of the use of traditional medicine obtained a total score of 29; mean = 25.65 and SD = 4.89. On QoL of community showed results of average value of each sub-variable QoL that is more than 50. Analysis test of relationship between perception of the use of traditional medicines with QoL, results obtained with a sig 0,000. Conclusion respondents perceptions on the use of traditional medicines was good which meant that respondents could receive and process information well about the use of traditional medicines. In addition, QoL of community after using traditional medicines was also said to be good. Results of the analysis of relationship between perception of the use of traditional medicine and QoL of Pulungdowo showed that there was a relationship between perception of the use of traditional medicine and QoL community. It is needed to improve health promotion programs such as counselling about introduction of traditional medicine types regarding to large number of people only know herbal medicines.

scholarly journals Use of medicinal herbs by patients with severe asthma managed at a Referral Center

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 643-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tacila Pires Mega ◽  
Pablo de Moura Santos ◽  
Adelmir Souza-Machado ◽  
Lúcia de Araújo Beisl Costa Noblat ◽  
Álvaro Augusto Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Chronic Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Medicinal Herbs ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Referral Center ◽  
Conventional Drug ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Lower Adherence

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that may lead to limitations in regular activities, to hospitalizations and a decrease in quality of life. Adherence to drug treatment is crucial for control of the disease. The use of medicinal herbs can reduce adherence to prescriptions, as the medication may be replaced by infusions or herbal products. The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of use of traditional herbal medicine among severe asthmatics in Salvador. Information on use of homemade remedies was obtained through application of a questionnaire during patient visits to a referral center. We also collected data on economic and social aspects as well as disease control. One hundred and forty-four (91,1%) out of one hundred and fifty-eight patients evaluated used herbal medicines, but only 26.5% attributed improvement of asthma symptoms to this alternative treatment and only 8 had substituted a prescribed medication by herbal medicines. There was a trend towards lower adherence to prescription drug treatment in this group of patients. Despite the high frequency of use of medicinal herbs in our sample, there was no improvement in the asthma treatment in this population compared to non-users. Adherence to conventional drug treatment was satisfactory and there was neither reduction in asthma control nor increase in hospitalizations among the users of medicinal plants.

scholarly journals Some Thoughts on the Safety Issues Relating to Chinese Herbal Products

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 462-469
Author(s):  
Dan Bensky ◽  
Erich Stöger
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Patient Encounter ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Chinese Herbal

As Chinese medicine becomes more and more integrated into the fabric of health care in economically developed countries, it runs into a variety of problems. These relate to education, licensing, and communications. In this article, we would like to focus on one important aspect—what does it mean to prescribe Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) responsibly at the present time? This issue confronts all Chinese herbalists (CH) in almost every patient encounter, and involves two major points that medical practitioners of all persuasions have to be cognizant of and which could be approached in a number of ways: safety and efficacy. How do we prescribe in a way that promotes the health of the patient without doing harm? We need to remember that all medicines, herbal or otherwise, have potential side effects and risks to patients, and that we need to take appropriate measures.

scholarly journals Search for Drugs Used in Hospitals to Treat Stomatitis

Medicines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaeko Hara ◽  
Hiroshi Shiratuchi ◽  
Tadayoshi Kaneko ◽  
Hiroshi Sakagami
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Treatment Schedule ◽  
Clinical Report ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Carbohydrate Complex

Stomatitis is an inflammatory disease of the oral mucosa, often accompanied by pain. Usually it is represented by aphthous stomatitis, for which treatment steroid ointment is commonly used. However, in the cases of refractory or recurrent stomatitis, traditional herbal medicines have been used with favorable therapeutic effects. Chemotherapy, especially in the head and neck region, induces stomatitis at higher frequency, which directly affects the patient’s quality of life and treatment schedule. However, effective treatment for stomatitis has yet to be established. This article presents the clinical report of Kampo medicines on the stomatitis patients in the Nihon university, and then reviews the literature of traditional medicines for the treatment of stomatitis. Among eighteen Kampo medicines, Hangeshashinto has been the most popular for the treatment of stomatitis, due to its prominent anti-inflammatory activity. It was unexpected that clinical data of Hangeshashinto on stomatitis from Chinese hospital are not available. Kampo medicines have been most exclusively administered to elder person, as compared to pediatric population. Supplementation of alkaline plant extracts rich in lignin-carbohydrate complex may further extend the applicability of Kampo medicines to viral diseases.

Herbal Products Regulations in a Few Countries-A Brief Overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhavana Brahmananda Bhat ◽  
Nayanabhirama Udupa ◽  
Dharmagadda Sreedhar
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Drug Regulations

Herbal medicines have been used by mankind from time immemorial. Moreover, many modern medicines are originated from plant sources. In earlier days, patients were dependent on herbs for treatment and well-being. However, due to the advent of the industrial revolution and modern science, the scenario of treating diseases has changed over a period of time. Majority of patients started preferring allopathy medicines due to their several advantages over herbal medicines. However, due to long term treatment by allopathic medicines for chronic diseases led to side effects, patients are now drifting back to the traditional medicines. Herbal medicines have their own drawbacks, viz., lack of safety and efficacy data, standardization difficulties, not well established legislative controls and a few issues with adverse drug reactions. Drug regulations per se were always the prime focus and they are said to be dynamic. There are a few differences in regulations of herbal drugs among various countries. Regulatory authorities of countries are working to evolve the regulations to govern herbal medicines more effectively. A brief overview of the regulations related to a few developing and developed countries have been dealt here.

scholarly journals Formulation and Development of a Validated UV-Spectrophotometric Analytical Method of Rutin Tablet

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murad N. Abualhasan ◽  
Jumana Mansour ◽  
Nidal Jaradat ◽  
Abdel Naser Zaid ◽  
Ibrahim Khadra
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Method ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Oral Dosage ◽  
Dissolution Profile ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Oral Dosage Forms

Rutin is available in some foods, fruits, and vegetables. It has various beneficial medical effects making it useful in the treatment of various diseases. Rutin is available in different oral dosage forms such as tablets or capsules, widely available in the market. Rutin and many herbal medicines lack quality control due to unavailability of analytical methods. In this study, we formulated rutin tablet and studied its stability using a simple developed analytical method. The dissolution profile of our formulated tablet was also inspected. The results showed that our developed method was linear (R2=0.999), precise (% RSD = 0.026), and accurate (% recovery = 98.55–103.34). The formulated rutin tablet was stable under accelerated conditions as well as room temperature for 150 days (% assay > 91.69). The dissolution profile over 45 minutes of our formulated tablet showed a better dissolution (26.5%) compared with the internationally marketed Rutin® tablet (18.5%). This study can serve as a guideline to companies that manufacture herbal products to improve their formulated herbs and apply validated analytical methods to check the quality of their product.

scholarly journals A Review of Authenticity and Authentication of Commercial Ginseng Herbal Medicines and Food Supplements

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihael Cristin Ichim ◽  
Hugo J. de Boer
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Age Determination ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Panax Notoginseng ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Food Supplements ◽  
Ginseng Root ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Traditional Medicines

Ginseng traditional medicines and food supplements are the globally top selling herbal products. Panax ginseng, Panax quinquefolius and Panax notoginseng are the main commercial ginseng species in herbal medicine. Prices of ginseng products vary widely based on the species, quality, and purity of the used ginseng, and this provides a strong driver for intentional adulteration. Our systematic literature search has reviewed the authenticity results of 507 ginseng-containing commercial herbal products sold in 12 countries scattered across six continents. The analysis of the botanical and chemical identity of all these products shows that 76% are authentic while 24% were reported as adulterated. The number of commercial products as well as the percentage of adulteration varies significantly between continents, being highest in South America (100%) and Australia (75%), and lower in Europe (35%), North America (23%), Asia (21%) and Africa (0%). At a national level, from the five countries for which more than 10 products have been successfully authenticated, the highest percentage of adulterated ginseng products were purchased from Taiwan (49%), followed by Italy (37%), China (21%), and USA (12%), while all products bought in South Korea were reported to be authentic. In most cases, labeled Panax species were substituted with other Panax species, but substitution of ginseng root, the medicinally recommended plant part, with leaves, stems or flowers was also reported. Efficient and practical authentication using biomarkers to distinguish the main ginseng varieties and secondary metabolite spectra for age determination are essential to combat adulteration in the global marketplace.

Chromatographic Fingerprint: A Modern Scientific Tool for Standardization of Traditional Medicines

2021 ◽  
pp. 4003-4010
Author(s):  
Shiv Shankar Shukla ◽  
Vikash Sharma ◽  
Beena Gidwani ◽  
Amber Vyas ◽  
S.J. Daharwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Herbal Product ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Chromatographic Fingerprint ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
The Public ◽  
Natural Remedies ◽  
Scientific Tool

Drugs of natural origin play a significant role in the public health care system of any nation. Quality control is a challenging task for natural remedies. Natural products are different from traditional medicines and should be assessed for the quality. Chromatographic fingerprint produces a chromatogram that represents the chemical characteristics of herbal medicines. This strategy can serve as the proper monitoring of the quality and safety of medicinal herbs. Chromatographic fingerprint enables the characterization of complex herbal product with multi-constituents on a systematic manner with a quantitative degree of reliability. Fingerprint of herbal products through chromatographic techniques has been widely acceptable for evaluation of quality.

Phytochemical Profiling of Amazonian Herbal Medicinal Products: The Role of Traditional Processing Methods

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Processing Methods ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Herbal Medicinal Products ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Herbal Medicinal ◽  
Traditional Processing ◽  
Quality Of Research

Research on traditional processing methods used to transform plants into medicines offers a valuable arena to investigate the correct formulation of herbal products. While scientific literature on traditional herbal medicines emphasizes the relevance of the taxonomical identification of the used species, the same rigor is not applied to recording the processing methods. In other words, attention is given to the ingredients, but not the recipes. This can not only jeopardize the quality of research on traditional herbal medicines, but also generate concerns once such medicines reach the global markets in compliance with modern manufacturing requirements, which are usually well far away from the traditional ones. In the present work, different traditional herbal medicines used in the region of San Martin, Peru, were analyzed by the means of UPLC-UV/DAD metabolite fingerprinting. Different extracts were prepared from same commercially available materials in order to test the effect of the recipes on the chemistry of the finished products. In particular, different plant parts and their status (fresh or dry), extraction solvents and decoction times were selected for metabolite comparisons between the extracts. In accord with literature data on others traditional pharmacopoeias, our results show how specific manufacturing steps can affect the chemistry of the finished products. Further efforts are necessary to evaluate the traditional herbal practices, whether understandable or not, with modern scientific approaches.

scholarly journals MEDICINAL PLANTS AND HEALTH IN HUMAN HISTORY: FROM EMPIRICAL USE TO MODERN PHYTOTHERAPY

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Miraldi ◽  
Giulia Baini
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
World Population ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Medicinal Plant Extracts

Phytotherapy is the science that deals with the treatment and prevention of diseases through medicinal plants and herbal products. The use of herbs as medicine is the oldest form of healthcare known to humanity and has been used in all cultures throughout history. It is known that even today over 80% of the world population depends on herbal medicines. The quality of herbal medicines is believed to be directly related to its active principles, but herbal medicines can be variable in their composition. Therefore, it is necessary to use an extract that is well defined in its chemical composition and in the quantity of specific active principles; and actually, to obtain constant efficacy and safety, standardized medicinal plant extracts are being used. Clinically confirmed efficacy and best tolerability and safety of standardized or quantified medicinal plant extracts are the key for a successful phytotherapic approach.

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