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Chapter-03 Production and Standardization of Bioresources for Herbal Drug Development

BOOK TITLE: Herbal Drugs: A Twenty First Century Perspective

Author
1. Ahuja PS
2. Singh RD
3. Kumar S Raj
4. Lal Brij
ISBN
9788180618505
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10352_3
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2006
Pages
8
Author Affiliations
1. Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, PO Box No. 6, Palampur,Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, PO Box No. 6, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
2. Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, PO Box No. 6, Palampur,Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
3. Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, PO Box No. 6, Palampur,Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
4. Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, PO Box No. 6, Palampur,Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
Chapter keywords
Bioresource, Pharmacopoeia, Good field collection practices, Good agricultural practices, Microbial contamination, Quality control, Standardization of bioresources, Herbal drug development

Abstract

There is a focus on herbal drugs based on traditional systems of medicine and remedies based on folk knowledge due to their access, low cost and faith of the people. Considering their importance, quality is of essence and guidelines for quality control at each step of production are critical to the sustainability of the product and its wider acceptance. WHO has emphasized and provided guidelines to ensure quality control of medicinal plant products using modern methods. Several pharmacopoeias have provided parameters that can be used to maintain quality and standardize procedures in identification/authentication of herbal inputs and their products. The appropriate timing of collection activities to ensure the maximum yield of active plant constituents in the target plant part, as well as good quality plants per unit area, must be pre-determined in the planning stage. Knowledge of seasonal variations should also be considered. Field collected medicinal plants should be the same as those specified in national pharmacopoeia or recommended by other authoritative national documents or end-user countries’ authoritative documents. Permission or Collection Permits must be obtained prior to collecting medicinal plant material from any site. For production of raw material, Good Agricultural Practices should be adopted. Similarly, post-harvest handling and value addition should be as per Good Manufacturing Practices. From the review of worldwide available pharmacopoeias it is clear that no pharmacopoeia in the world is comprehensive enough to cover all the medicinal herbs, and no pharmacopoeia is able to give concrete methodology for routine quality control of medicinal herbs. There is a strong need to adopt modern analytical methods for quality control of plant material and herbal remedies.

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