Shumaila Arshad

Standardization of Herbal Formulations at Molecular Level

Biography

Unprecedented growth in popularity of complementary medicines raised concerns about
their quality and safety. So, there is need to develop methods for their sensitive, specific and
accurate analysis. Authenticity and similarity of medicinal nutrients and strict procedures of
material handling are significant features to maintain the quality of herbal preparations.
Genome based methods to authenticate these plants revolutionized the authentication
process. Developing DNA molecular markers by sequencing a standard zone of the DNA