Definition of botanical drugs in EU
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Last Update: 2011-04-19
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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1 Herb substances: all unprocessed plants, fragments or cut plants, plant parts, algae, fungi and bryophytes can be called herbal substances (or raw herbs), which are usually dry but sometimes fresh Some secretions without special treatment can also be used as herbal substances Herbal substances are defined according to the parts of plants used, and plant names are named according to the double naming system (genera, species, varieties and nominees) 2 Herb preparations, also known as herbal processed products or APIs, are obtained from the preparation of herbal substances, such as extraction, distillation, pressing, fractionation, purification, concentration and fermentation These herbal preparations include crushed or powdered herbal substances, tinctures, extracts, volatile oils, pressed juices and processed secretions 3 Herb medicinal product any medicinal product with one or more herbal substances, one or more herbal products, and one or more herbal substances and one or more herbal products as active components It can be seen that in the EU, plant extracts belong to herbal products and are raw materials.
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