title: From exotic spice to modern drug?
abstract: The global demand for more affordable therapeutics and concerns about side effects of commonly used drugs are refocusing interest on Eastern traditional medicines, particularly those of India and China.
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D030024:Curcuma; D003474:Curcumin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017277:Drug Approval; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010330:Patents as Topic; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use