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safety and reproducibility) of herbal
medicines.
• Complex nature of phytochemicals, which are responsible for
holistic pharmacological response
• Active principle(s) is generally unknown/uncertainty
of active principle(s)
• Absence of a wide range of major-minor compounds
• Shortage of standard fingerprints of phytochemicals to
record/analyse efficacy within different batches