Quality Control & Standardization of Ayurvedic Medicines

CONTENTS
Ch. 1 INTRODUCTION
Ch. 2 DEFINITIONS
Ch. 3 QUALITY CONTROL
Quality Control Measures
Quality Assurance
WHO Guidelines On GACP For Medicinal Plants (Good Agricultural and Collection Practices)
Good Agricultural Practices for Medicinal Plants (Prepared By- National Medicinal Plant Board, Dept. Of AYUSH)
Guidelines On Good Field Collection Practices For Indian Medicinal Plants (Prepared By- National Medicinal Plant Board, Dept. Of AYUSH)
Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicinal Products
WHO guidelines on Safety Monitoring of Herbal Medicines in Pharmacovigilance Systems
National Pharmacovigilance Protocol For ASU Drugs
Govt. Steps for Quality Control on Ayurvedic Medicines
The Drugs and Cosmetics Act And Rules (Govt. Of India)
GMP for Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Medicines
Current Good Laboratory Practices
(Guidelines For ISM & Homoeopathic Drug Testing Laboratories)
Good Storage Practices for Pharmaceuticals
Good Distribution Practices (GDP) for Pharmaceutical Products
Ch. 4 STANDARDIZATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE
Introduction
Protocols for Standardization of Herbal Drugs
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WHO Guidelines for Herbal Drug Standardization
Who Guidelines for Monographs on Medicinal Plants
Quality Control Methods For Medicinal Plant Materials
(As per WHO, Geneva)
Standards For Medicinal Plant Materials
(As Per Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Of India)
(a) Identification of Crude Drugs
(b) Quantitative Determination of Crude Drugs
(c) Physical Tests and Determinations
(d) Chemical Tests and Assays
ASU Drug Development, Standardization & Quality Parameters
In Process Standardization
Final Product Standardization
Evaluation of Safety And Efficacy of Herbal Medicines
Stability And Shelf Life of The Finished Product
Pharmacological Standardization
Guidelines for Toxicity / Safety Profile Evaluation of ASU Drugs
Guidelines for Toxicity Evaluation of Bhasma/Rasakalpas
Clinical Standardization
Good Clinical Practice Guidelines