Traditional Medicine in Asia

Traditional Medicine in Asia
globally. Some higher plants which are of
medicinal interest should be carefully
investigated in all aspects 57,58 because they
offer great possibility for achieving a
breakthrough in respect of several diseases
for which there is no satisfactory therapy
in modern medicine. Countries should
therefore provide both financial as well as
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technical human resources. Technology
missions and policy commitment at the
highest political level, and international
collaboration at national and regional
levels, would serve to speed up research
and development in the field of herbal
drugs.
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