Botanical Verification with Raman Instruments
Botanical medicine laid the groundwork for pharmaceutical benefits that exist today before the technological advancements of science. Botanicals come from plant materials and are utilized for their therapeutic and medicinal properties.
They are the key part of the dietary supplement market known as nutraceuticals, which is promoted to the public as a holistic alternative to typical pharmaceutical drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not regulate the nutraceutical market as heavily as the pharmaceutical drug market.
Nutraceuticals manufacturers of botanicals adhere to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements under the FDA in order to ensure quality, identity, purity, composition and strength, which qualifies for the necessary testing prior to consumption.