With the guiding regulatory and research support from NAFDAC and NIPRD, herbal medicine practitioners and manufacturers are well positioned to champion the coming together of tradition and academia in Nigeria for the delivery of scientific herbal medicare alternatives.It is believed that herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of remedy available to mankind, which has seen improved development over the years.
Generally, the medicinal parts of a plant, which include the roots, stem, leaves, fruits, seeds and flower, are used as the active ingredients in herbal preparations. These plant parts carry the chemical compounds with medicinal properties that are found naturally in plants. Traditional herbal medicines, when introduced into the body, can perform either curative or preventive functions, depending on the preparation of the composition of that herbal mixture.
Professor Adeyeye, in a bid to encourage herbal medicine practitioners to duly register and get approval for their products, further said, “To ensure the development of quality and safety standards for traditional herbal medicines, NAFDAC has established regulations and appropriate guidelines for the listing and/or registration of traditional herbal medicine products in Nigeria.
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