World Health Organization (1998)
Plant materials are used throughout developed and developing countries as home remedies, over-the-counter drug products and raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry, and represent a substantial proportion of the global drug market. It is therefore essential to establish internationally recognized guidelines for assessing their quality. The World Health Assembly – in resolutions WHA31.33 (1978), WHA40.33 (1987) and WHA42.43 (1989) – has emphasized the need to ensure the quality of medicinal plant products by using modern control techniques and applying suitable standards. This manual describes a series of tests for assessing the quality of medicinal plant materials.
Quality control methods for medicinal plant materials, World Health Organization (1998)
