Rates S M
Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Production of Raw Material, School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul,Av. Ipiranga, 2752 CEP 90610-000, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Toxicon. 2001 May;39(5):603-13. doi: 10.1016/s0041-0101(00)00154-9.
This work presents a study of the importance of natural products, especially those derived from higher plants, in terms of drug development. It describes the main strategies for obtaining drugs from natural sources, fields of knowledge involved, difficulties and perspectives. It also includes a brief discussion of the specific situation in Brazil regarding the use of, trade in, and research into therapeutic resources of natural origin and the general lack of awareness of the use of potentially toxic plants, mainly in folk medicine.
这项工作展示了一项关于天然产物，尤其是那些源自高等植物的天然产物在药物开发方面重要性的研究。它描述了从天然来源获取药物的主要策略、所涉及的知识领域、困难和前景。它还简要讨论了巴西在天然来源治疗资源的使用、贸易和研究方面的具体情况，以及主要在民间医学中对潜在有毒植物使用普遍缺乏认知的情况。
