Standardization of Herbal Products in Relation to Indian Market Dr Wanjari Anita S.1,*, Dr Bhutada Shyam2, Dr Desai Priti3, Dr Chouragade Namrata B.4, Mr Wanjari Dinesh S.5 1Associate Professor, Department of Rasshastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurvedic College, Hospital and research Center, Salood (H), Wardha 2Professor, Department of Samhita, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurvedic College, Hospital and research Center, Salood (H), Wardha 3Professor, Department of Rachna Shalya, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurvedic College, Hospital and research Center, Salood (H), Wardha 4Associate Professor, Department of Samhita, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurvedic College, Hospital and research Center, Salood (H), Wardha 5Assistant Professor, Agnihotri College of Pharmacy, Ramnagar, Wardha *Corresponding Author E-mail: wanjarias@rediffmail.com
Online published on 2 February, 2017. Abstract There is a great demand of the herbal drugs from both the developing as well as developed nations because of their efficacy, safety and lesser side effects as compared to synthetic molecules. These drugs also offer therapeutics for age-related disorders like memory loss, osteoporosis, immune disorders, etc. for which no modern medicine is available. As the effectiveness and acceptability of the herbal products greatly depends upon its quality. The lack of standardization is the key factor due to that India despite of its rich traditional knowledge, heritage of herbal medicines and large biodiversity has a dismal share of the export to the world market. Therefore, the quality assurance of herbal drug/products is the need of an hour. Hence, standardization has become an essential component of the herbal drug/products that ensures the benefits of the herbal drugs. Thus, by standardization of herbal drugs/products the Indian herbal market and even the export of herbal medicines will increase, making “India the Pharma Power House”. Top Keywords Efficacy, safety, lesser side effects, memory loss, osteoporosis, immune disorders, standardization. Top |