NEED OF INNOVATIVE APPROACH IN HERBAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda & Alternative Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Most modern drug discovery and development takes more fund but fewer new drugs were generated and thus every drug designer is wondering where the hope for drug discovery is? The historical experiences and empirical observation with ayurveda drugs provide valuable clues for finding new entity drugs . Age old ayurveda have relatively organized database with detail pharmacological principles coded in dravyaguna vigyan and provide exhaustive description of botanical material their properties which could be verified in vitro and in vivo using modern scientific methods. It has necessitated a novel method of ayurvedic practices and research, development of standard technique for quality raw drugs, clinical trials and focus on reverse pharmacology approach for better and safer new drugs. This will become an area of ever increasing importance in the health-care system in the future. In this paper effort has been made to discuss the way for quality drugs and reverse pharmacology approach in field of research and development in ayurvedic medicines for new diseases with interdisciplinary approach in a systematic manner.
Authors and Affiliations
Vandana Singh
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