Herbal medicines are widely used all over the world due to their miraculous therapeutic effects and less side effects as compared to the modern medicines. Drug delivery systems based on lipid are an accepted, proven, commercially strategy to formulate pharmaceuticals, for topical, oral, pulmonary or parenteral delivery. The phospholipid molecular structure includes a water-soluble head and two fat-soluble tails, because of this dual solubility, the phospholipid acts as an effective emulsifier, which is also one of the chief components of the membranes in our cells. “Phytosome” is formed by complexing the polyphenolic phytoconstituents in molar ratio with phosphatidylcholine. Phytosomes are advanced forms of herbal products that are better absorbed, utilized, and as a result produce better drug delivery than conventional herbal extracts. This article reviews the recent advances and applications of various standardized herbal extract phytosomes as a tool of drug delivery.
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