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Crude Drugs and Natural Products Regulatory Science Lab
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The lab investigates the quality and efficacy of crude drugs and Kampo formulations.
AboutAbout the lab
Examining the quality and efficacy of crude drugs and natural products.
The website registered for the Crude Drugs and Natural Products Regulatory Science Lab is the page of the Division of Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Narcotics at the National Institute of Health Sciences.
The Division conducts tests and research on ensuring the quality and efficacy of crude drugs and Kampo formulations, crude drug resources, and the structures and biological activities of natural organic compounds.
It also conducts tests and research on legally controlled drugs and plants, such as narcotics, psychotropic substances, and designer drugs.
The Division takes part in drafting official pharmaceutical standards such as the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, conducts surveys and research on the drug–food classification, and works toward international harmonization of standards for natural medicines.
Key terms
- Crude drugs
- Natural materials, such as plants, that are used as medicine
- Japanese Pharmacopoeia
- An official book of standards in which the government sets quality criteria for pharmaceuticals. The Division takes part in drafting these standards
- Drug–food classification
- The system for deciding whether a substance is treated as a pharmaceutical or as a food. The Division conducts surveys and research on it
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research on the quality and efficacy of crude drugs and Kampo formulations, and on the structures and biological activities of natural organic compounds. It also works on creating official standards and on tests and research concerning legally controlled drugs.
*Illustrative imageResearch on crude drugs, natural products, and legally controlled drugs
The lab investigates the quality assurance and efficacy of crude drugs and Kampo formulations, crude drug resources, and the structures and biological activities of natural organic compounds. Legally controlled drugs and plants, such as narcotics, psychotropic substances, and designer drugs, are also subjects of its tests and research.
*Illustrative imageCreating official standards and international harmonization
The lab takes part in drafting official pharmaceutical standards, including the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, and conducts surveys and research on the drug–food classification. For standards on natural medicines, it works toward international harmonization with other countries.
MembersFaculty
- Academic AdvisorMichiho Ito
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Dried Safed Musli tubers” Salil Kumar Mukherjee / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Research on crude drugs, natural products, and legally controlled drugs: “Medicinal Herbs Poisonous Plants-136-80” David Ellis / Public domain (cropped)
- Creating official standards and international harmonization: “Zh pharmacopoeia 3” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
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