SCULLCAP
Used for panic disorders, anxiety, nervousness

XANAX
Used for panic disorders, anxiety, nervousness

Now herbal products can only be marketed as food supplements

Dioscorea: Yams

Papaver somniferum:
Opioids derived compounds

Plants for cancer treatment

Slow cell division
• 50 -70% success rate
• 50% survival rate

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Biological activity guided fractionation
Is the process developed to identify the lead druggable candidate from any given phytochemical matrix.

Biological activity guided fractionation has

applied when the biological activity of the plant is known by its traditional use

The objective of this approach is to isolate compounds responsible for the activity based on the fraction's biologic activity

Sequential approach is a biological activity of the subject plant is not known and random selection

Sequential approach
Extraction is done based on the______ of the solvents

fractions are obtained in a sequential process using hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and butanol as solvents.

All of the following true (Expect)

Tincture: extract in which solvent is alcohol

Infusions: more concentrated than teas; steeped for 60 minutes

All of the following true (Exept)

used only under the supervision

Class 2: herbs for which restrictions apply, e.g. for external use only,
not to be used during pregnancy, nursing, etc
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