Toxicology of Herbal extracts, which will be an ideal guideline and why?

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Sinthalapadi Thulasiramaraja Maheswari

Same OECD guideline can be used for herbal products too.

Amartya De

OECD Guideline must necessary to follow.

Gopumadhavan Santhanamoorthy

OECD guidelines is the ideal choice. The most pivotal aspect and challenge in herbal drugs/extracts is the w.r.t. the analytical method standardization and the compatibility and stability of the gavage preparations with the vehicle used.