Beer and medicinal herbs traditionally used in folk medicine can serve as basis for developing a wide variety of products with specific physiological activity. Depending on the nature and content ofactive ingredients, these products can be classified as either funclional beverages or phytopharmaceuticals. The study gives an overview of the potential of different medlcinal herbs to serve as sources of active ingredients for functional drinks and beer-based phytopharmaceuticals. It deals with the sensorial evaluation of the final products, determination of the bioactive substance content, potential therapeutic actions, and the recommended dosages. Proceedings of the 31st EBC Congress(113) All rights reserved Leskošek - Čukalović, Ida Jelačić, Slavica Nedović, Viktor Ristić, Mihailo Đorđević, Sofija 2007 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:4061 info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceProceedings eng Functional drinks and phytopharmaceuticals based on beer and medicinal herbs application/pdf 678201 bytes