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Advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices

This manuscript provides an in-depth review of the significance of quality control in herbal medication products, focusing on its role in maintaining efficiency and safety. With a historical foundation in traditional medicine systems, herbal remedies have gained widespread popularity as natural alte...

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Autores principales: Wang, Hongting, Chen, Ying, Wang, Lei, Liu, Qinghui, Yang, Siyu, Wang, Cunqin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10561302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37818188
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1265178
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author Wang, Hongting
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description This manuscript provides an in-depth review of the significance of quality control in herbal medication products, focusing on its role in maintaining efficiency and safety. With a historical foundation in traditional medicine systems, herbal remedies have gained widespread popularity as natural alternatives to conventional treatments. However, the increasing demand for these products necessitates stringent quality control measures to ensure consistency and safety. This comprehensive review explores the importance of quality control methods in monitoring various aspects of herbal product development, manufacturing, and distribution. Emphasizing the need for standardized processes, the manuscript delves into the detection and prevention of contaminants, the authentication of herbal ingredients, and the adherence to regulatory standards. Additionally, it highlights the integration of traditional knowledge and modern scientific approaches in achieving optimal quality control outcomes. By emphasizing the role of quality control in herbal medicine, this manuscript contributes to promoting consumer trust, safeguarding public health, and fostering the responsible use of herbal medication products.
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spelling pubmed-105613022023-10-10 Advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices Wang, Hongting Chen, Ying Wang, Lei Liu, Qinghui Yang, Siyu Wang, Cunqin Front Pharmacol Pharmacology This manuscript provides an in-depth review of the significance of quality control in herbal medication products, focusing on its role in maintaining efficiency and safety. With a historical foundation in traditional medicine systems, herbal remedies have gained widespread popularity as natural alternatives to conventional treatments. However, the increasing demand for these products necessitates stringent quality control measures to ensure consistency and safety. This comprehensive review explores the importance of quality control methods in monitoring various aspects of herbal product development, manufacturing, and distribution. Emphasizing the need for standardized processes, the manuscript delves into the detection and prevention of contaminants, the authentication of herbal ingredients, and the adherence to regulatory standards. Additionally, it highlights the integration of traditional knowledge and modern scientific approaches in achieving optimal quality control outcomes. By emphasizing the role of quality control in herbal medicine, this manuscript contributes to promoting consumer trust, safeguarding public health, and fostering the responsible use of herbal medication products. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10561302/ /pubmed/37818188 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1265178 Text en Copyright © 2023 Wang, Chen, Wang, Liu, Yang and Wang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Wang, Hongting
Chen, Ying
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Liu, Qinghui
Yang, Siyu
Wang, Cunqin
Advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices
title Advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices
title_full Advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices
title_fullStr Advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices
title_full_unstemmed Advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices
title_short Advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices
title_sort advancing herbal medicine: enhancing product quality and safety through robust quality control practices
topic Pharmacology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10561302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37818188
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1265178
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