IMPORTANCE OF HERBAL DRUG FOR NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Chaudhari VK; Devender Pathak; Z Hussain; P Kumar; V Yadav

Chaudhari VK Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Lucknow-227101, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Devender Pathak Principal, College of Pharmacy, Saifai, Etawah-206130, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Z Hussain Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Lucknow-227101, Uttar Pradesh, India.
P Kumar College of Pharmacy, Saifai, Etawah-206130, Uttar Pradesh, India.
V Yadav Department of Pharmacy, Dr.Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra-282004, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Keywords: Natural Products, New Technologies, Drug Discovery, WHO, Ayurveda, Drug Discovery

Abstract

Drug discovery leading to robust and viable lead candidates’ remains a challenging scientific task, which is the transition from a screening hit to a drug candidate, requires expertise and experience. Natural products and their derivatives have been recognized for many years as a source of therapeutic agents and of structural diversity. However, in addition to their chemical structure diversity and their biodiversity, the development of new technologies has revolutionized the screening of natural products in discovering new drugs.