Abstract : Herbal database management is one of the emerging trends nowadays. There are many agencies working on herbal database management. This system helps to overcome many adverse reactions of drugs and their interactions. The safety profile of an herbal is maintained in this database which is very useful for appropriate use of herbal medicine. Here, an attempt is done to enlist various herbal database management agencies and their applications toward the use of herbal drugs for the benefit of mankind.
? In their various forms, they may have certain defects, but they are still a valuable repository of human knowledge.
? Both TCM and conventional medicine exist at every gradation of the health-care system, and both are covered under public and private insurance.
? Synergistic effects may exist among the compounds that occur in natural products; however, the modes and mechanisms of action are seldom very clear.
? The unique characteristics of theory, application, current role or status, and modern research of eight kinds of traditional medicine systems are summarized in this study.
? While the use of the global WHO database and, in particular, the proposed HATC classification does not solve the problem of missing or inaccurate information, it is hoped that it will facilitate proper classification of all herbal product information and, most importantly, show where there is a potential for confusion and/or error.
? However, epidemiological studies on herbal products are difficult because of the problems of ascertaining precise information.
? They have been successfully employed in the discovery of new drugs and have exerted a far-reaching impact on chemicobiology .
? Kampo treats every human being as a complete and self-controlled whole in which body and mind impact mutually.
• Postulates have been proposed to define if adverse effects are linked to a drug use.
• The purpose of creating this database was mainly to meet the need of patent examination.
• It is important to stress that the use of valid Latin binomial (scientific) names in the substance register of the WHO-DD is not for the purpose of providing a botanical reference work
• The purpose of the data management system described above is specifically for pharmacovigilance, and is specially designed to allow its use alongside pharmacovigilance activities for other medicines.
? When used to develop new drugs, natural products and traditional medicines have their incomparable advantages, such as abundant clinical experiences, and their unique diversity of chemical structures and biological activities.
? Moreover, two special features created in the system are very useful for improving searching efficiency: cross-file search based on TCM dictionary and TCM similarity search.
? Their efficacy is related to the complexity of their well-organized three-dimensional chemical and steric properties, which offer many advantages in terms of efficiency and selectivity of molecular targets.
? Compared with previous antimalarial drugs, artemisinin has the merit of high efficiency, quick effect, and low toxicity.
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