Brilliant future of phytomedicines in the light of latest technological developments
Journal Title: The Journal of Phytopharmacology - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
The phytomedicine have been used throughout the world as an integral part of our health care system since long time ago. The knowledge of traditional therapies, inherited from ancestors, is highly deep-rooted and time tested. The recent incredible development of synthetic drugs has not imprecise the outstanding potential of phytomedicines; rather paradigm shift in the natural way of treatment has been observed, singling the outstanding future of phytomedicines. To get more significant results, phytopharmacological screening coupled with phytochemical studies in the light of modern technologies is much needed.
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Haroon Khan
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