Various Omics Techniques Used for Authentication and Standardization of Herbal Medicines

Herbal remedies have been used for many years to diagnose and treat various diseases. The quality of research procedures pertaining to the safety and effectiveness of herbal products depends on the standardisation of herbal plants. The most popular method for the standardisation of medicinal plants is to evaluate the physical and chemical characteristics of the plants. Many standardisation methods are currently in use, however they are not adequate for all plants on the planet. We can readily gain a thorough understanding of the pharmacodyanamics, pharmacokinetics, and toxicological characterisation of any herbal plant's active ingredient by employing more recent methods, such as omics techniques. Omics technique involves various technologies such as metabolomics, proteomics, lipidomics, genomics, transcriptomics, etc. Multi-omics integration has been used in recent years to explore the mechanism of action of herbal medications. New platforms linked to "-omic" technologies have emerged, making it easier to analyse and characterise biological systems in-depth and uncovering aspects that were previously unknown.