Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 25, 2026

Field Identification of Matricaria chamomilla using a Portable qPCR System
Published on: October 10, 2020
Phytotherapy and quality of herbal medicines
1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084, Fisciano Salerno, Italy.
Abstract:
The extensive use of plants as medicines has pointed out that herbal medicines are not as safe as frequently claimed. Therefore, it can be harmful to take herbal medicines without being aware of their potential adverse effects. A comprehensive surveillance system for monitoring the adverse effects of herbal medicines is now essential. Also knowledge of the correlation existing between the marker compounds and other ingredients that occur in plants is a necessary requirement for ensuring the efficacy and quality of the herbal medicines.
Related Concept Videos
Pharmaceutical Alternatives: Excipients and Impurities-Related Therapeutic Nonequivalence
Effect of Hepatic Disease on Pharmacokinetics: Pathophysiologic Assessment and Liver Function Test

