This article throws light upon the top four separation techniques used for the analysis of herbal medicines. The techniques are: 1. Thin Layer Chromatography 2. Gas Chromatography 3. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography 4. Capillary Electrophoresis. Technique # 1. Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC): TLC is an adsorption chromatography in which samples are separated based on the interaction between a thin layer of [...]
Read this article to learn about the Regulatory Requirements for Herbal Medicines in India. After reading this article to learn about: 1. Introduction to Regulatory Requirements for Herbal Medicines in India 2. Standards of Drugs as per Existing Legislature of India 3. Standards of Ayurvedic Drugs 4. Standards of Siddha Drugs 5. Standards of Unani Tibetan System of Drugs and [...]
Regulatory Issues on Herbal Medicines! Some plants contain extremely potent pharmacological substances, and these obviously are controlled in most countries. For example digitalis, rauwolfia, belladonna, poppy, coca etc. are all strictly controlled by national agencies similar to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA. Similarly, other national agencies have lists and tight control on growing, purchasing, holding or [...]