# Polyherbal formulation

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**Polyherbal formulation (PHF)** is the use of more than one [herb](/source/Herb) in a [herbal medicine](/source/Herbal_medicine) preparation. The concept is found in [Ayurvedic](/source/Ayurveda) and other [traditional medicinal systems](/source/Traditional_medicine) where multiple herbs in a particular [ratio](/source/Ratio) may be used in the treatment of [illness](/source/Illness).[1] It is used in these systems for the treatment of many [diseases](/source/Disease), including [diabetes](/source/Diabetes).[citation needed] The Ayurvedic text *Sarangdhar Samhita*, dated 1300 CE, has highlighted the concept of polyherbalism in Ayurveda. In the traditional system of Indian medicine, plant formulations and combined extracts of plants are chosen rather than individual ones. Ayurvedic herbal formulations are prepared in a number of dosage forms, in which mostly all of them are PHF. Due to synergism, polyherbalism confers some benefits which is not available in single herbal formulation.[citation needed]

## References

1. Subramani Parasuraman; Gan Siaw Thing; Sokkalingam Arumugam Dhanaraj (2014). "Polyherbal formulation: Concept of ayurveda". *Pharmacogn. Rev.*. **8** (16): 73–80. [doi:10.4103/0973-7847.134229](https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.134229). [PMC 4127824](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4127824). [PMID 25125878](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25125878)

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