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Herbal

Bengaluru
6 Sep 2018

Study from the Ashoka Trust from Research in Ecology and the Environment details the importance of a global standard to curb the adulteration of herbal medicines.

Jammu
18 Sep 2018

Researchers from IIIM, Jammu, have designed an anticancer drug from the medical herb Babchi.

30 May 2017

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If you believe herbal medicines are your panacea for every ailment, you might want to think again! A new study has pointed out rampant adulteration and mix-up of plants being traded for the preparation of herbal medicines in India. This trend, the researchers say, might make the medicines unsafe and inefficient for the purposes they are taken for. Lack of quality assurance and regulations in the trade are the reasons behind this, say the researchers.