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The introduction explains the growing global importance of traditional medicine, highlights limited scientific evaluation and regulatory gaps, and frames the need for reliable data on safety, quality, and efficacy. Initiated after ICDRA requests in 1986 and guideline adoption in 1991, this first volume presents 28 plant monographs chosen by an advisory group in Beijing in 1994.","WHO monographson selected medicinal plants  \nVOLUME 1  \nWorld Health Organization  \nGeneva  \nWHO Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nWHO monographs on selected medicinal plants.—Vol. 1.  \n1.Plants, Medicinal 2 .Herbs 3 .Traditional medicine  \nISBN 92 4 154517 8 (NLM Classification: QV 766)  \nThe World Health Organization welcomes requests for permission to reproduce or translate its publications, in part or in full. Applications and enquiries should be addressed to the Office of Publications, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, which will be glad to provide the latest information on any changes made to the text, plans for new editions, and reprints and translations already available.  \n© World Health Organization 1999  \nPublications of the World Health Organization enjoy copyright protection in accordance with the provisions of Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. All rights reserved. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.  \nThe mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters.  \nDesigned by WHO Graphics  \nTypeset in Hong Kong  \nPrinted in Malta  \n97/11795-Best-set/Interprint-6500  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements v Introduction 1  \nMonographs (in alphabetical order of plant name)   \nBulbus Allii Cepae 5  \nBulbus Allii Sativi 16  \nAloe 33  \nAloe Vera Gel 43  \nRadix Astragali 50  \nFructus Bruceae 59  \nRadix Bupleuri 67  \nHerba Centellae 77  \nFlos Chamomillae 86  \nCortex Cinnamomi 95  \nRhizoma Coptidis 105  \nRhizoma Curcumae Longae 115  \nRadix Echinaceae 125  \nHerba Echinaceae Purpureae 136  \nHerba Ephedrae 145  \nFolium Ginkgo 154  \nRadix Ginseng 168  \nRadix Glycyrrhizae 183  \nRadix Paeoniae 195  \nSemen Plantaginis 202  \nRadix Platycodi 213  \nRadix Rauwolfiae 221  \nRhizoma Rhei 231  \nFolium Sennae 241  \nFructus Sennae 250  \nHerba Thymi 259  \nContents  \nRadix Valerianae 267  \nRhizoma Zingiberis 277  \nAnnex  \nParticipants in the WHO Consultation on Selected Medicinal  \nPlants 288  \nAcknowledgements  \nSpecial acknowledgement is due to Professors Norman R. Farnsworth, Harry H. S. Fong, and Gail B. Mahady of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, for drafting and revising the monographs.  \nWHO also acknowledges with thanks the members of the advisory group that met in Beijing, China, in 1994, to draw up a list of medicinal plants for which monographs should be prepared, the more than 100 experts who provided comments and advice on the draft texts, and those who participated in the WHO Consultation held in Munich, Germany, in 1996 to review the monographs (see Annex) . Finally, WHO would like to thank the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization for their contributions and all those who submitted comments through the World Self-Medication Industry, a nongovernmental organization in official relations with WHO.  \nIntroduction  \nDuring the past decade, traditional systems of medicine have become a topic of global importance. Current estimates suggest that, in many developing countries, a large proportion of the population relies heavily on traditional practitioners and medicinal plants to meet primary health care needs. Although modern medicine may be available in these countries, herbal medicines (phytomedicines) have often maintained popularity for historical and cultural reaso","cbCailMyensYF4t4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailMyensYF4t4","pdf",1479997,3,1,295,"English","en",105,"# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction\n# Preparation of the monographs\n# Monographs\n## Bulbus Allii Cepae\n## Bulbus Allii Sativi\n## Aloe\n## Aloe Vera Gel\n## Radix Astragali\n## Fructus Bruceae\n## Radix Bupleuri\n## Herba Centellae\n## Flos Chamomillae\n## Cortex Cinnamomi\n## Rhizoma Coptidis\n## Rhizoma Curcumae Longae\n## Radix Echinaceae\n## Herba Echinaceae Purpureae\n## Herba Ephedrae\n## Folium Ginkgo\n## Radix Ginseng\n## Radix Glycyrrhizae\n## Radix Paeoniae\n## Semen Plantaginis\n## Radix Platycodi\n## Radix Rauwolfiae\n## Rhizoma Rhei\n## Folium Sennae\n## Fructus Sennae\n## Herba Thymi\n## Radix Valerianae\n## Rhizoma Zingiberis\n# Annex\n## Participants in the WHO Consultation on Selected Medicinal Plants","[{\"question\":\"Why did WHO publish monographs on selected medicinal plants?\",\"answer\":\"WHO aimed to provide up-to-date, authoritative information on the safety and efficacy of medicinal plants and herbal products, addressing limited scientific data and weak market regulation.\"},{\"question\":\"How were the plants in this volume selected?\",\"answer\":\"An advisory group selected the medicinal plants in Beijing in 1994. 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