The Role of Clinical Trials with AI in the Herbal Industry & Modern Healthcare

Abstract

Herbal medicine, deeply rooted in traditional healing system such as ayurveda, siddha, and Unani is experiencing a transformative shift towards scientific validation through clinical trials. This review examines the evolving role of clinical trials in herbal industry, emphasizing India’s rich heritage within in a global context. Its highlight key challenges including phytochemical complexity, variability of raw materials, placebo design, regulatory fragmentation, and funding limitation. The integration of advance technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain is explored as a mean to enhance trial design, standardization, and traceability. Clinical trials are essential for establishing safety, efficacy, regulatory compliance, and market credibility, thereby bridging traditional knowledge with modern evidence-based healthcare. Future direction focuses on harmonized international standard personalized herbal medicine, innovative delivery system, and culturally sensitive trial models to ensure the global acceptance and scientific. The evolution of position clinical trials as the cornerstone for transforming traditional herbal wisdom into validated, globally integrated healthcare solutions. AI serves as bridge, converting traditional knowledge into data driven procedure, even as traditional trials frequently struggle with the multicomponent, multi-target, character of herbs.