Genetic Markers - A Cutting-Edge Technology in Herbal Drug Research

 

 

by Shikha Srivastava and Nidhi Mishra

 

Abstract

There is a great demand for herbal medicines in the developed and developing countries because of their wide biological activity, higher safety margin than synthetic drugs as a result of this Herbal drugs have a great potential in the global market. Herbal drug technology is used for converting botanicals materials into medicines, where standardization and quality control with proper integration of modern scientific techniques and traditional knowledge is important  .Extensive research on  DNA-based molecular markers is in progress in many research institutes all over the world.DNA -based molecular have a great utility in the herbal drug  analysis  and  widely  used  for  the  authentification  of  plant  species  of  medicinal importance.

 

Key  Words:  DNA-based  molecular  markers,  Genetic  markers,  Herbal  drugs,  Herbal medicine technology

 

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