What is Materia Medica?
Materia Medica is a Latin term defining a historical collection of knowledge for the therapeutic properties of any plant or substance known for its healing properties.
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Materia Medica (Pty) Ltd. works closely with its clients to develop herbal products with evidence based efficacy to support desired claims. As a team of scientists, we adhere to the strictest level of confidentiality and pride ourselves on our integrity. Integrity for both clients and products developed. We work with clients from the initial stages of a brief, assisting with the correct choice of botanical actives to ensure the success of the final product. These include selection of plant part used, standardised extracts, correct concentrate identification, the method of analysing chemical constituents, the processing and purity of the extract and the final formulation. All these factors need to be taken into consideration when selecting active constituents for an effective product.