American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and TUMS will set the chamomile industry standard

The California-based non-profit research organization American Herbal Pharmacopoeia has announced a partnership with the Traditional Persian School of Medicine of Tehran Medical University (TUMS) to improve the quality of botanical medicines.

 The two organizations said in a statement that the alliance is not only in the best interests of AHP and TUMS, but will also benefit all participants in the field of herbal medicine. The cooperation between the two parties includes the development of AHP monographs and curative effect outlines on chamomile flowers. TUMS is the only high-efficiency doctoral degree program in Persian traditional medicine and pharmacy that AHP believes will help each other become unique research institutions in this field of herbal medicine.

 AHP President Roy Upton said that TUMS Traditional Persian Medical College has rich knowledge and expertise in several plants. These plants are very important for AHP and Persian medicine, and AHP can benefit greatly from it. This knowledge and expertise are also part of the lemon balm and saffron in the upcoming monograph review.

 Dr. Arman Zargaran, deputy director and assistant professor of international affairs at TUMS, said that phytotherapy needs a standard reference, and AHP is the best person to create this standard. Tehran Medical University is the best medical department in Iran The University, Iran has thousands of years of traditional Persian medicine and phytotherapy practice, and is an ideal partner to work with AHP to achieve this goal.

 Chamomile is mostly used in tea and can also be used as a dietary supplement. It is rich in flavonoids, which have powerful antioxidant effects. In addition, it is believed that the apigenin in chamomile can help improve sleep by producing drowsiness; chamomile also has the characteristics of regulating inflammation and can reduce gastrointestinal discomfort.