Plants have been an essential source of human medicine for millennia. In this review, we
argue that a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of medicinal plants that …

The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is a nonprofit, scientific, standard-
setting organization, and world leader in establishing quality, purity, and testing standards …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Given the importance of local markets as a source of
medicinal plants for both healers and the population, literature on market flows and the …

Microbial biofilm are communities of surface-adhered cells enclosed in a matrix of
extracellular polymeric substances. Extensive use of antibiotics to treat biofilm associated …

Background Despite the importance of local markets as a source of medicinal plants in
Colombia, comparatively little comparative research reports on the pharmacopoeiae sold …

Since the number of drugs based on natural products (NPs) represents a large source of
novel pharmacological entities, NPs have acquired significance in drug discovery. Peru is …

Background The traditional markets in southern Ecuador and within the Andean region are
especially important for plant resource trading among local people, even since before …

Background Global challenges related to access and benefit sharing (ABS) of biological
resources have become a key concern in the area of research on herbal medicines …

Euphorbia prostrata (E. prostrata) and Crotalaria burhia (C. burhia) are widely found in flora
of the Cholistan Desert of Bahawalpur, Pakistan and are traditionally used to treat pain and …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Marula (Sclerocarya birrea; family–
Anacardiaceae) is an African plant, which enjoys wide socio-economic importance …