Medicinal plants recommended by the world health organization: DNA barcode identification associated with chemical analyses guarantees their quality.

ABSTRACT: Medicinal plants are used throughout the world, and the regulations defining their proper use, such as identification of the correct species and verification of the presence, purity and concentration of the required chemical compounds, are widely recognized. Herbal medicines are made from vegetal drugs, the processed products of medicinal species. These processed materials present a number of challenges in terms of botanical identification, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the use of incorrect species is a threat to consumer safety. The samples used in this study consisted of the dried leaves, flowers and roots of 257 samples from 8 distinct species approved by the WHO for the production of medicinal herbs and sold in Brazilian markets. Identification of the samples in

SUBMITTER: Palhares RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4433216 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature