Qualitative evaluation of the label claim of some herbal medicinal products available in the Iranian pharmaceutical market regarding to therapeutic applications

Document Type : Review Articles

Authors

1 Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

2 Ph.D Student, Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Food and Drug Safety Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Today, herbal products are used the world as medicine or medicinal supplements. Ease of access, cost-effectiveness and the perception of harmlessness of herbal medicines are among the reasons for the high tendency to consume herbal products. The active ingredient of herbal products available in the pharmaceutical market can consist of one or several different plants that can have different pharmacological effects, as a result, it seems important to check the compatibility of the pharmacological effects of the plants used in the product with the label claim. In this study, the quality of label claims regarding the therapeutic uses of some herbal products available in the pharmaceutical market of Iran was investigated. And the results of various studies (3 authoritative scientific books and 3 scientific articles published in 2007, 2011 and 2020) have been collected, summarized and compared with each other. The results showed that in the investigated products, the role of effective components and their performance in the target product were acceptable.

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Advanced Research in Medicinal Plants
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 3
September 2023
Pages 1-8

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  • Receive Date: 05 February 2023
  • Revise Date: 25 May 2023
  • Accept Date: 11 June 2023

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