For thousands of years, herbal medicines made from terrestrial plants have been used by humans to prevent and treat diseases. Many of the synthetic drugs used in modern medicine have come into being through the study of herbal medicine. One of the problems with the herbal medicine/formulations is that the active chemical constituents are not always well defined. Herbal medicines need to be standardized so that the bioactive constituents and their concentrations are known.

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