Overview of the current state and trends in the production of plant extracts

Abstract

Today, more than 80% of the world’s population uses herbal medicines. Having a complex effect on the body, they realize several therapeutic effects. Phytopreparations, phytotherapeutic preparations are any extracts or active substances obtained from medicinal plant raw materials, or their combination in a certain medicinal form, which determines the finished consumer product and is used for the treatment or prevention of diseases. The main difference between herbal preparations is that they contain several groups of substances, which are conditionally divided into active, accompanying and ballast. Extracts from plant raw materials are obtained using various technological processes: extraction, distillation, pressing, fractionation, purification, concentration or fermentation. According to the method of production, herbal preparations are divided into those produced by the pharmaceutical industry and extemporaneous (pharmacy or home) preparation.