Transcription of Introduction - WHO
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Role of the WHO monographs on selected medicinal plantsThe first volume of the WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants, containing28 monographs, was published in 1999. It is gratifying that the importance ofthe monographs is already being recognized. For example, the European Com-mission has recommended volume 1 to its Member States as an authoritativereference on the quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal plants. The CanadianGovernment has also made a similar recommendation. Furthermore, as hoped,some of WHO s Member States, such as Benin, Mexico, South Africa and VietNam, have developed their own monographs based on the format of the monographs are not only a valuable scientific reference for healthauthorities, scientists and pharmacists, but will also be of interest to the generalpublic.
General technical notices 3 These WHO monographs are not pharmacopoeial monographs. Their pur-pose is to provide scientific information on …
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