Open AccessControl de calidad de plantas medicinales y su legislación sanitaria en México
Author(s) -
Araceli Pérez-Vásquez,
Erika Vivani Castuillejos Ramírez,
Jakziri Guadalupe Pérez Herrera
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tequio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2594-0546
pISSN - 2594-0538
DOI - 10.53331/teq.v2i6.5220
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , business , sustainability , endangered species , population , medicinal plants , threatened species , quality (philosophy) , microbiology and biotechnology , traditional medicine , geography , biology , medicine , environmental health , ecology , archaeology , habitat , philosophy , epistemology
Mexico is a country with a long tradition in the consumption of medicinal plants. However, there is still a lot to do regarding its regulation and protection, since a huge number of plants used in traditional Mexican medicines are subject to an active national and international trade, thus constituting a highly demanding global market. In this context, the medicinal plants that constitute one part of herbal products -as raw materials- or the main part -with its raw material-, must undergo a rigorous assessing by using analytical techniques in compliance with the sanitary regulations in force, to establish their identity, purity and content. All these test procedures are the basis of quality control for herbal drugs. From a sustainability perspective, quality control is aimed to contribute to the conservation, management and use of endangered plant species or threatened species that have high commercial demand in the population.