Traditional Medicinal Plants in the Health Care of Developing Countries: Prospects and Limitations

Abstract: Developing countries need an appropriate health care system, and traditional medicinal plants can contribute to that. Medicinal plants are only one of the dimensions of traditional systems of medicine. They can be of value especially in the treatment of chronic or psychosomatic diseases. Data on their efficacy which have been obtained in clinical trials in Europe are not necessarily valid in the circumstances of a developing country. A scientific investigation in the laboratory can be carried out only for few medicinal plants, since it requires a lot of effort and money.

Keyword(s): Medicinal plants

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