Herkunft und Verfügbarkeit pflanzlicher Rohstoffe für die Herstellung pharmazeutischer Produkte*

Zusammenfassung

An Arznei- und Aromapflanzen (MAPs) und deren Gewinnung werden höchste Anforderungen gestellt, sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer Qualität, Sicherheit und Wirksamkeit für den Verbraucher als auch der Nachhaltigkeit in den Gebieten der Wildsammlung oder des Feldanbaus. Um eine gleichbleibende Qualität der Rohware für die Herstellung von Arzneimitteln entsprechend den Anforderungen der Arzneibücher zu gewährleisten, müssen zahlreiche Faktoren berücksichtigt werden.

Abstract

Source and availability of plant-based raw materials for the production of pharmaceutical products The exploitation of plant-based raw materials for the production of pharmaceutical products is complex. Large quantities of raw material are still sourced from the wild. However, the situation in rural areas worldwide is characterized by rural outmigration, which makes it increasingly cumbersome to procure high-quality raw materials in sufficient quantities. Albania for example shows that sustainable, environmentally friendly and quality-oriented wild plant raw material collection requires, among other things, repeated training of collectors, together with the clarification of land use rights, controls and an improvement of post-harvest technology. The domestication of wild plant species and field cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) while taking into account the Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) guidelines offers the greatest security for the raw material as well as pharmaceutical producers. Applied research continues to play a significant role in the process of domestication as well as the improvement of cultivation and primary processing. Production in remote areas may employ satellite data and drones which are becoming increasingly relevant for quality assurance, risk detection and avoidance, finding new raw material deposits, research and development, and as part of GACP-compliant documentation and audits.

Schlüsselwörter

Rohstoffe - Qualität - Qualitätskontrolle - Anbau - Wildsammlung - Albanien

^* Plenarvortrag anlässlich des Phytotherapiekongresses der GPT in Bamberg am 15.6.2023.

Publication History

Article published online:
17 October 2023

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