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HERBAL MEDICINES
(PHYTOTHERAPY)
Department of Pharmacology &
Therapy
Medical Faculty, Lampung University
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION :
Traditional Drugs :
Material (plants, animals, mineral), empirical
TOGA
Herbal Medicine
Phytopharmaca
Simplicia
Herbal preparations
Infusion, decoct, etc.
TOGA
Garden plants
Simple preparations
PHYTOPHARMACA
Efficacy and safety (+)
Pharmacological terminology : analgetic, diuretic,
antipiretic, etc
= modern drugs / orthodox medicine
Preparations : capsule, tablets, etc
Modern packaging
HERBAL MEDICINES
(PHYTOTHERAPY)
May have pharmacological actions which affect the
patient
Not all herbal medicines are free from adverse effects
May interact with orthodox medicines if they are taken
concurrently
Inventarisasiobservasiseleksi
Aman +
Aman -
Aman-
Khasiat +
khasiat -
khasiat +
khasiat-
Terus beredar
Terus beredar
+ label klaim
Standarisasi
Tdk dipakai
dilarang
sp pen. lanjut
edar
Tek. Farmasi
Isolat
Uji klinik OT
Uji klinik OT
Uji klinik OT
Bermanfaat
bermanfaat
Sederhana
Pelayanan kesehatan
bermanfaat
Obat jadi
SOLID
Tablets
Pills
General rule :
tested for microbiological quality and for residues of
pesticides and fumigation agents, toxic metals, likely
contaminant and adulterants, etc
POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS
Type of contaminants
Examples
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Botanicals
Atropa belladonna, digitalis, Rauwolfia
serpentina
Micro-organism Staph. Aureus, E. coli,Salmonella, Shigella,
Psudomonas aeroginosa
Microbial toxins Bacterial endotoxins, aflatoxins
Pesticides & fumigants agents
Metals Lead, Cadmium, mercury, arsenic
Synthetic drugs Analgesic and antiinflammatory agents
(aminophenazone, phenylbutazone,
indomethacin ), corticosteroids, HCT, diazepam
Animals drugs
Thyroid hormones
Quality specifications
Authenticity
Purity
Assay
Administration
Route adm. : PO (clinic)
Frequency of adm.
Control group :
Negative (vehicle only)
Positive ( modern drugs )
Sex
The same number of male and female
Number of animals
Rodents : at least ten/sex
Non rodents : at least three/sex
Route of adm
The expected clinical route of adm
Adm. Period
The expected period of clinical use
Dose levels
At least three different dose levels
Adm. period
toxicity study
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Single adm. or repeated adm. for less
month
than one week
Repeated adm., between one week to
months
four weeks
2 weeks to 1
4 weeks to 3
3 to 6 months
9 to 12 months
ADULTERATION OF COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS
Replaced by an equivalent related species
Careless gathering, storage, or distribution of medical
plant material
To add modern drugs in the herbal medicine
Preparations
------------------------------------------------------------------Itdehaag et al
-Chuifong Toukuwan
(1979)
(Hongkong)