http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/21 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:09:56 GMT 2010-09-08T23:09:56Z http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/2029 Title: Glossary of herbal medicnes Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:00:00 GMT http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/2029 2006-12-31T17:00:00Z http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/2028 Title: WHO traditional medicine strategy 2002-2005. Mon, 31 Dec 2001 17:00:00 GMT http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/2028 2001-12-31T17:00:00Z http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/40 Title: Development of traditional medicine in the South-East Asia region: Report of a regional consultative meeting, Pyongyang, DPR Korea, 22-24 June 2005 Abstract/Caption: The Regional Consultation on Development of Traditional Medicine (TM) in the South-East Asia Region (SEA) was convened in Pyongyang, DPR Korea from 22-24 June 2005 at the invitation of the Ministry of Public Health, DPR Korea. The developmental objective of the meeting was to strengthen the development of traditional medicine as a part of the national health system in countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region. The specific objects were to: (1) Strengthen development of traditional medicine as part of the national health system. (2) Prepare an outline of workplan for intercountry collaboration where assistance from the Regional Office is needed; and, (3) Prepare a generic outline for writing monographs on the Use of Traditional Medicine in Primary Healthy Care. The Report describes country presentations on five themes; namely, (1) the use of TM in national health systems; (2) Roles of the public and the private sectors in traditional medicine development; (3) Production of traditional medicine; (4) Capacity building in traditional medicine: education and research, and (5) Traditional medicine and health for all. An account of one-day field trip programme focusing on the use of traditional medicine in primary, secondary and tertiary levels of health care is also provided. Up to 70% of TM was being used at the primary health care level while the reverse is the case at the tertiary level of health care. The report has six conclusions covering the rich heritage of TM in countries of the SEA Region, increased utilization of TM, the need for databases in TM, and scarcity of resources for programmes and research. It also contains 13 recommendations covering the following areas: (1) the use of TM in national health system; (2) Increase in financial resources for implementation of TM; (3) Preservation of TM knowledge; (4) Exchange of information; (5) Regulation and control; (6) Cultivation, collection and protection of endangered species, and (7) Development of evidence-based information. Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:00:00 GMT http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/40 2005-10-31T17:00:00Z http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/39 Title: Herbal Medicine for Human Health Authors: Roy Chaudhury, Ranjit Abstract/Caption: Examines the research issues and methodological problems that need to be resolved in order to exploit the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants and herbs. The objective is to establish lines of action for bringing the wealth of traditional knowledge into the mainstream of medical practice, whether through the development of new drugs or the quality control and standardization of traditional remedies. The opening chapters describe the potential uses of medicinal herbs in primary health care, set out criteria for the selection of plants for further research or immediate use, and compare the use of specific remedies in different countries. Issues that need to be considered when testing for pharmacological and therapeutic activity are also discussed. The third chapter, devoted to research, considers the need for a different methodological approach when attempting to develop drugs from herbal sources. Information ranges from an alert to methodological pitfalls in pharmacological research on medicinal plants, through a discussion of the reasons why the pharmaceutical industry has withdrawn from this area of research, to a list of 30 plants deserving priority investigation. Arguing that the clinical trial methodology developed for synthetic compounds is inappropriate for testing medicinal plants, the fourth chapter establishes a model for clinical evaluation that avoids several of these methodological pitfalls. Subsequent chapters consider what can be done to strengthen the role of herbal remedies in primary health care and address questions of standardization and regulation. The book concludes with an outline of research priorities for the coming decades. Tue, 31 Dec 1991 17:00:00 GMT http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/39 1991-12-31T17:00:00Z http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/38 Title: WHO guidelines for assessing quality of herbal medicines with reference to contaminants and residues Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:00:00 GMT http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/38 2006-12-31T17:00:00Z http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/37 Title: WHO guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) for medicinal plants Abstract/Caption: Medicinal plant materials are supplied through collection from wild populations and cultivation. Under the overall context of quality assurance and control of herbal medicines, WHO developed the Guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) for medicinal plants, providing general technical guidance on obtaining medicinal plant materials of good quality for the sustainable production of herbal products classified as medicines. These guidelines are also related to WHO's work on the protection of medicinal plants, aiming promotion of sustainable use and cultivation of medicinal plants. The main objectives of these guidelines are to: (1) contribute to the quality assurance of medicinal plant materials used as the source for herbal medicines to improve the quality, safety and efficacy of finished herbal products; (2) guide the formulation of national and/or regional GACP guidelines and GACP monographs for medicinal plants and related standard operating procedures; and (3) encourage and support the sustainable cultivation and collection of medicinal plants of good quality in ways that respect and support the conservation of medicinal plants and the environment in general. These guidelines concern the cultivation and collection of medicinal plants and include certain post-harvest operations. Good agricultural and collection practices for medicinal plants are the first step in quality assurance, on which the safety and efficacy of herbal medicinal products directly depend. These practices also play an important role in protection natural resources of medicinal plants for sustainable use. Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:00:00 GMT http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/37 2002-12-31T17:00:00Z