Herbal medicines are given in detail.

1. Herbal Medicine
Dr. P.SURESHKUMAR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ENV.SCI.
CAS IN MARINE BIOLOGY
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY

2. Plant and human life

3. Diseases

4. Diseases…..

5. SOURCES OF DRUGS
Natural and synthetic
The most important natural sources of drugs
are
(1) higher plants
(2) microbes
(3) animals and
(4) marine organisms

6. Systems of medicine
• Traditional or indigenous medicines
• Modern or western medicines

7. Indian Traditional Medicine
• Ayurvedha
• Siddha
• Amchi
• Folk medicine

8. Herbal medicines

9. History
• Archaeological evidence
indicates that the use
of medicinal plants dates
back to the Paleolithic
age, approximately
60,000 years ago.
Source : Wikipedia

10. Current status of traditional medicine usage…

11. Current status of traditional medicines usage…
(Chen et al., 2016)

12. Plants Used as medicines belongs to

13. Plants Used as medicines belongs to

14. Parts of Plants used..
(Umair et al., 2017)

15. Active herbal constituents
(Sureshkumar and Kalavathy, 2010)

16. Active herbal constituents

17. Steps involved in Phytochemical screening
Patil et al., 2013

18. Steps involved in screening of herb

19. New Drug……
Sen and Chakraborty, 2017

20. (Vaidya and Devasagayam,2007)

21. Pharmacokinetics of Herbal drugs
(Hsueh, 2017)

22. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

23. Standardization of Herbal Medicines
• Macro and microscopic examination
• Foreign organic matter
• Ash values
• Moisture content
• Extractive values
• Crude fibre
• Qualitative chemical evaluation
(Phytochemical screening techniques involve botanical
identification, extraction with suitable solvents, purification, and
characterization of the active constituents of pharmaceutical
importance)
• Chromatographic examination
• Quantitative chemical evaluation
• Toxicological studies
(WHO,1996)

24. Standardization of Herbal Drugs
Drugs & Foods are under the control of MOH.
The GMP application in Drug is fully in place in
India

25. Status of Herbal Drugs in USA…..
Today in USA
• Herbal products could be marketed
only as Food Supplements.
• A herb manufacture could make no
Health Claims without FDA
approvals.

26. REGULATIONS
• EU DIRECTIVES
• US FDA 21 CFR 19 VOLUMES
• HACCP –21 CFR –1240
• FPLA
• NLEA
IN ALL THESE AN INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR
Agreed inspection & examination procedures &
certification by governments of exporting countries for
product & process compliance with their
REGULATIONS

27. Regulations……

28. Indian Alternative Medicine
•The Ministry
of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturo
pathy, Unani, Siddha and Ho
moeopathy is purposed with
developing education,
research and propagation of
indigenous alternative
medicine systems in India.
Source : Wikipedia

29. Growth of Herbal Drugs Usage
Ayurvedic or Herbal
Food Supplement
trade is on an increase
nationally as well as
internationally

30. Increasing Demand......
• Recently, WHO (World Health Organization)
Estimated that 80 percent of people
worldwide rely on herbal medicines for some
aspect of their primary health care needs.
• According to WHO, around 21,000 plant
species have the potential for being used as
medicinal plants.

31. 119 plant-derived
medicines are used in
modern medicine.
Major pharmaceutical
companies are
now on research on
plant materials for
their potential
medicinal value.
WHO ………….

32. Opportunities……………….

33. Opportunities…………….
……………….

34. Global Market potential of Herbal
Medicines

35. Risk of Herbal Medicines

36. Risk of Herbal medicines

38. Toxicological Effects of Herbs and Spices

39. Toxicological Effects of Herbs and Spices

40. Toxicological Effects of Herbs and Spices

42. Medicinal Plants at Risk
• Habitat Destruction,
• Bio prospecting,
• and Overharvesting

43. Conclusion
• Plants are deeply fastened to our life
• Having great economic importance
• Great research opportunities
• The administration should be with extreme
care and guidance of herbal practitioners
• Ensure the sustainable use of herb

44. Thank You…