Chemicals and Drugs

Plant Extracts

Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.

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Abstract

Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Plant Extract
  • Extract, Plant
  • Extracts, Plant
  • Herbal Medicines
  • Medicines, Herbal

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Aspects Covered

26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific plant and PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coordinate IM or NIM with phytotherapy (IM) + disease / drug ther (IM); extracts of medicinal plants in Chinese medicine = PLANT EXTRACTS, CHINESE see DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL

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History Note

76(67); was see under PLANTS 1975

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Previous Indexing

  • Plants (1966)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D20.215.784.500
  2. D26.667

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Plant Extracts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010936. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010936
  2. Plant Extracts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65618538