Phytochemical pharmacological standardization and development of liquid herbal formulation for different species of solanum genus

Abstract

newline TITLE OF THE THESIS: Phytochemical, Pharmacological Standardization and Development of Liquid Herbal Formulation for Different Species of Solanum Genus newlineIntroduction newlinePlants are an important source of biologically active substances; therefore they have been used for medicinal purposes, since ancient times. Plant materials are used as home remedies, in over-the-counter drug products, dietary supplements and as raw material for obtaining phytochemicals. The use of medicinal plants is usually based on traditional knowledge, from which their therapeutic properties are often ratified in pharmacological studies. The large consumption of herbal drugs, in spite of the efficiency of synthetic drugs, is due to the belief that natural products are not toxic and/or have fewer side effects, the preference/need for alternative therapies, and their associated lower costs. In developing countries, herbal medicine is the main form of health care. In Brazil, where there is one of greatest biodiversity of plants in the world, pharmaceutical assistance programs, such as Living Pharmacies , have a prominent role in spreading the rational use of medicinal plants mainly for poor people, under recognition by World Health Organization (WHO).