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Taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in Iran
Objective: Medicinal plants organize an effective source of folk and modern medicine. Correct identification, authentication and quality control are essential to ensure safety, therapeutic potency, efficacy and reproducible quality of herbal medicines. The aim of this study is to use taxonomic metho...
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25050238 |
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author | Joharchi, Mohammad Reza Amiri, Mohammad Sadegh |
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description | Objective: Medicinal plants organize an effective source of folk and modern medicine. Correct identification, authentication and quality control are essential to ensure safety, therapeutic potency, efficacy and reproducible quality of herbal medicines. The aim of this study is to use taxonomic method for authentication of traditional herbal drugs which are commonly sold in herbal shops in Iran. In this regard, twenty-seven cases of herbal drugs suspected to be adulterated were investigated. Material and Methods: Crude raw material of herbal drugs was prepared from the various markets in Iran and was identified at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Herbarium (FUMH). Results: Taxonomic evaluation revealed that 78 species belonging to 21 families which are traded in Iranian market should be considered as authentic, adulterated and substituted samples. Conclusion: It was concluded that nowadays, many of the medicinal plants available in the market have ambiguous identification along with adulteration and contamination. The present study provides awareness amongst the traders, researchers, clinicians and manufacturing units about the ambiguity of authenticity in the traded herbal raw materials. |
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spelling | pubmed-40756622014-07-21 Taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in Iran Joharchi, Mohammad Reza Amiri, Mohammad Sadegh Avicenna J Phytomed Original Article Objective: Medicinal plants organize an effective source of folk and modern medicine. Correct identification, authentication and quality control are essential to ensure safety, therapeutic potency, efficacy and reproducible quality of herbal medicines. The aim of this study is to use taxonomic method for authentication of traditional herbal drugs which are commonly sold in herbal shops in Iran. In this regard, twenty-seven cases of herbal drugs suspected to be adulterated were investigated. Material and Methods: Crude raw material of herbal drugs was prepared from the various markets in Iran and was identified at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Herbarium (FUMH). Results: Taxonomic evaluation revealed that 78 species belonging to 21 families which are traded in Iranian market should be considered as authentic, adulterated and substituted samples. Conclusion: It was concluded that nowadays, many of the medicinal plants available in the market have ambiguous identification along with adulteration and contamination. The present study provides awareness amongst the traders, researchers, clinicians and manufacturing units about the ambiguity of authenticity in the traded herbal raw materials. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC4075662/ /pubmed/25050238 Text en © 2012: Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Joharchi, Mohammad Reza Amiri, Mohammad Sadegh Taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in Iran |
title | Taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in Iran |
title_full | Taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in Iran |
title_fullStr | Taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in Iran |
title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in Iran |
title_short | Taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in Iran |
title_sort | taxonomic evaluation of misidentification of crude herbal drugs marketed in iran |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25050238 |
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