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July 24, 2025Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences

Adulteration and Substitution of Herbal Drugs: A Critical Review of Challenges and Implications for Integrative Medicine

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UBUmapati C. BaragiJGJyoti M. Ganer

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This review highlights challenges of adulteration and substitution in herbal drugs, indicating their impact on integrative medicine efficacy.

Key Points

  • Adulteration and substitution of herbal drugs undermine therapeutic efficacy, compromising patient safety and treatment outcomes.
  • Widespread allegations of adulteration involve inferior materials and unrelated species, resulting in significant health risks.
  • Assessment of herbal drug quality using diagnostic methodologies like DNA barcoding is crucial for ensuring authenticity.
  • Addressing economic pressures and regulatory gaps is imperative to mitigate unethical practices in herbal medicine.

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Baragi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2690cf1dd9ea359e1e72https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.10.7.1
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