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Herbal Products-Overview
essential oils | herbal extracts | natural flavours | natural fragrance | natural pesticides oil |
perfume compounds
Herbal products are natural products obtained or derived
from either plants or natural vegetation. Natural Spice oils
& Essential oils, aromatic chemicals, attars or perfume
compounds, natural fragrance and flavors, herbal extracts,
natural pesticides oil, and so on fall under the category
of herbal products.
Ayurveda deals with the cure of body's ailments in natural
methods and teaches man to lead life in a natural way. Herbal
products are derived from the ocean of Ayurveda.
Herbal products are the ones with no or infinitesimally small
amount of side effects, whereas the synthetic products have
lot of side-effects and harmful effects. Herbal products
are boon of the nature.
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Initially, man lived in harmony with nature in a natural way taking
only what he needed from nature. With the improvement in science
and technology, man has almost lost touch with nature.
Without understanding and knowing the consequences, he exploited
nature and natural resources to live a comfortable life; however
he did not understand that he would have to pay for his deeds by
risking his health and life along with the lifespan of earth. Now,
the realization has dawn, and he has started his journey back towards
the nature.
The herbal products include everything right from his basic
needs of oil to modern cosmetics; from medicine to pesticides.
With the growing popularity and demand of herbal products,
it is high time that International standards be set for establishing
the procedures, quality and price for them.
Herbal products are safe to use, however, misuse of the herbal
materials or plants might be harmful.
Herbal products, if adulterated with any contaminating agent
might cause some effects, if not adverse effects.
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Many pharmaceutical companies are coming forward to manufacture
and market the herbal products.
There is a variation in the licensing of manufacture of herbal products, which has to be standardized so there is homogeneity in the process.
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