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Article: Plants provide new drug leads: the natural medicinal properties of plants could save millions in drug development costs. A sidebar explores the antioxidant properties of several herbs. (Formulating for Wellness).(includes related article)
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- January 1, 2003
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The following review is provided by the American Botanical Council (www.herbalgram.org), as part of the HerbClip [TM] Education Mailing Service. For more information, see the credit at the end of this article.
Medicinal plants have been used for therapeutic purposes since the beginning of civilization. Following a recent period in Western medicine when plant medicines were shunned, there has been a resurgence of interest in plant compounds with beneficial pharmacological properties. The development of these agents is a long and expensive undertaking. This paper outlines the necessary steps to accomplish this task.
According to the author, development of ...