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CAM encompasses empirical knowledge and medical practice in which use is made of herb‐ al medicinal plants, animals, minerals, manual therapy and exercise, alone or in conjunction for the treatment of diseases. In the early 1980's there emerged a strong interest in their study that has significantly influenced the pharmaceutical industry in developing technolo‐ gies to identify new chemical entities and structures that are used for the synthesis of drugs. It has been shown that natural products play an important role in the discovery of com‐ pounds for drug development to treat multiple diseases. |