Natural products drug discovery research in India: status and appraisal.
Discovery of a new drug is time consuming and laborious process. Natural products have long been a thriving source for the discovery of new drugs due to their chemical diversity and ability to act on various biological targets. The phytochemical exploration of indigeneous flora has contributed to some extent in this race for the discovery of new drugs. The traditional Indian systems of medicine has been a part of our lifestyle since ages and the classical texts like Ayurveda and Charak Samhita have served as materia medica for this purpose. This review focuses on the contributions made from India in the drug discovery and development process and provides future directions in the area.
Department of Natural Products, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, SAS Nagar 160 062, India. kkbhutani@niper.ac.in
Kamlesh K
KK
Bhutani
Vikrantsinh M
VM
Gohil
D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D055808:Drug Discovery; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D007194:India
D001688:Biological Products