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Types of Chemical markers
Problems of Unregulated Herbal Drugs
Adulteration of Medicinal Plants
b. Substitution.
Substitution is the complete replacement of the genuine drug with a different
one. Substitution • This
Substitution • Dog sennaauriculata) have(Cassia obovatabeen practice is most common
in case of volatile
used) toandadulteratepalthe` (Cassiasenna with inferior (Cassia oilcontaining materials
like clove, ginger,
senna).
fennel. with
commercial exhausted • When
varieties • Japanese gingermedicinal ginger (Zingiber coloring matters have
officinale(Zingiber mioga)). to adulterate been removed during
drugs dyesexhaustion,
