Across the world, different diseases have been
treated with herbal extracts, based on common and
empiric knowledge. The process of identification of
the active compounds and their synthesis,
optimisation and development for new drug candidates
appropriate for clinical use is described as
Medicinal Chemistry; a discipline merging chemistry
and pharmacology.
This monograph describes a group of active
ingredients from herbal medicines, as a foundation
for the development of new anticancer drugs.
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