WHO Monographs on Medicinal Plants Commonly Used in the Newly Independent States (NIS)

Abstract

Since 1999, WHO has published four volumes of WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants, totaling 116 monographs. Despite the increasing use of herbal medicines, there is still a significant lack of research data in this field, so the WHO monographs play a critical role. Moreover, the format of the WHO monographs is increasingly adopted for developing national monographs.